Elements from a Garniture Made for Christian I of Saxony (1560–1591)
Object type: Elements of an armor garniture
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German, Augsburg
Artist: Anton Peffenhauser
Artist bio: German, Augsburg, 1525–1603
Artist role: Armorer
Artist nationality: German
Date: 1582
Medium: Steel, gold, leather, brass
Dimensions: breastplate (a): 19 1/2 x 15 3/8 in. (49.6 x 39 cm); backplate (b): 17 1/2 x 14 3/16 in. (44.5 x 36 cm); right cuisse (c): 16 x 7 3/8 in. (40.6 x 18.7 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 6 oz. (1088 g); left cuisse (d): 16 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (41.9 x 19 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 7 oz. (1098 g)
Classification: Armor for Man
Geography:  Augsburg     
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1938
Accession year: 1938