Title: Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses)
Object type: Pair of thigh defenses (Cuisses)
Date: left, ca. 1450; right, ca. 1920s
Culture: Italian
Medium: Steel
Dimensions: Cuisse (a); H. 15 in. (38.1 cm); W. 7 in. (17.8 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Wt. 2 lbs. 3.3 oz. (1000.7 g); cuisse (b); H. 15 in. (38.1 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm); D. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); Wt. 2 lbs. 0.1 oz. (910 g)
Classification: Armor Parts-Knee Defenses
Credit line: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, 1929
Geography: Country of Origin    Italian      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY