Armor for Man and Horse
Object type: Armor for man and horse
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Italian, Milan and Brescia
Date: man's armor, ca. 1570 and later; horse armor, ca. 1580–90 and later
Medium: Steel, leather, copper alloy, textile
Dimensions: as mounted, H. of horse armor 75 1/2 in. (191.8 cm); L. of horse armor 90 in. (228.6 cm); W. of horse armor 30 in. (76.2 cm); Wt. of horse armor including saddle 93 lb. 1 oz. (42.2 kg); Wt. of man's armor approx. 37 lb. (16.78 kg)
Classification: Armor for Horse and Man
Geography:  Milan and Brescia     
Credit line: man's armor: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913; horse armor, bit, rear plate of saddle: Fletcher Fund, 1921; part of a greave: Rogers Fund, 1984
Accession year: 1914