Title: Tournament Shield (Targe)
Object type: Tournament shield (Targe)
Date: ca. 1500
Culture: German
Medium: Wood, burlap, leather, gesso, polychromy
Dimensions: H. 26 3/8 in. (67 cm); W. 13 in. (33 cm); D. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); Wt. 5 lb. 5 oz. (2418 g); outer circumference 19 5/16 in. (49 cm); H. of lance rest 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Classification: Shields
Credit line: Purchase, Bashford Dean Bequest, 1969
Geography: Country of Origin    Germany      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Owls, term: Coat of Arms