Right Thigh and Knee Defense (Cuisse and Poleyn) for the Armor of Sir John Scudamore (1541 or 1542–1623)
Object type: Right thigh and knee defense (cuisse and poleyn)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: British, Greenwich
Artist: Jacob Halder
Artist bio: British, master armorer at the royal workshops at Greenwich, documented in England 1558–1608
Artist role: Armorer
Artist nationality: British
Date: ca. 1587
Medium: Steel, gold, leather
Dimensions: 22.147.4a: H. 4 1/2 in. (11.43 cm); 22.147.4b: H. 7 3/4 in. (19.69 cm); W. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Classification: Armor Parts-Knee Defenses
Geography:  Greenwich     
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1922
Accession year: 1922