Cuisses (Thigh Defenses) with Knee-Cops
Object type: Cuisses (thigh defenses) with knee-cops
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German, Landshut
Artist: Wolfgang Grosschedel
Artist bio: German, Landshut, active ca. 1517–62
Artist role: Armorer
Artist nationality: German
Date: dated 1549
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
Geography:  Landshut     
Credit line: Gift of Clarence H. Mackay, 1922
Accession year: 1922