Cuisses (Thigh Defenses) with Knee-Cops

Armorer Wolfgang Grosschedel German

dated 1549

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Title: Cuisses (Thigh Defenses) with Knee-Cops
Armorer: Wolfgang Grosschedel (German, Landshut, active ca. 1517–62)
Date: dated 1549
Geography: Landshut
Culture: German, Landshut
Medium: Steel, gold, textile (canvas, velvet)
Dimensions: H. 22 3/4 in. (57.8 cm); W. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
Classification: Armor Parts-Thigh and Leg Defense
Credit Line: Gift of Clarence H. Mackay, 1922
Object Number: 22.169.3
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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