Title: Armor for Field and Tilt
Object type: Armor for field and tilt
Date: ca. 1550–75
Culture: Italian
Medium: Steel
Dimensions: H. as mounted 69 ½ in. (176.5 cm); Wt. 61 lb. 10 oz. (27.95 kg); helmet (a); H. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm); W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); D. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm); Wt. 10 lb. 1 oz. (4564.3 g); gorget (b); H. 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm); W. 12 in. (30.5 cm); D. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 10.8 oz. (1213.4 g); breastplate (c); H. 17 in. (43.2 cm); W. 16 in. (40.6 cm); D. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); Wt. 6 lb. 9.8 oz. (2999.4 g); backplate (d); H. 15 in. (38.1 cm); W. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm); D. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 6.2 oz. (1536.5 g); right pauldron (e); H. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); W. 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm); D. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 11.5 oz. (1233.2 g); left pauldron (f); H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); W. 12 in. (30.5 cm); D. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 9.6 oz. (1179.3 g); right vambrace (g); H. 17 3/4 in. (45.1 cm); W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); D. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 15.3 oz. (1340.9 g); left vambraces (h); H. 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm); D. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 15.7 oz. (1352.3 g); right gauntlet (i); H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Wt. 10.7 oz. (303.3 g); left guantlet (j); H. 11 in. (27.9 cm); W. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); D. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); Wt. 15.5 oz. (439.4 g); right tasset (k); H. 12 in. (30.5 cm); W. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 0.7 oz. (1380.6 g); left tasset (l); H. 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm); W. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 15.9 oz. (1357.9 g); right cuisse (m); H. 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm); W. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 14.4 oz. (1315.4 g); left cuisse (n); H. 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm); W. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm); D. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 15.3 oz. (1340.9 g); right greave and sabaton (o); H. 17 1/4 in. (43.8 cm); L. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm); W. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 15.3 oz. (1794.5 g); left greave and sabaton (p); H. 17 in. (43.2 cm); L. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); W. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 14.5 oz. (1771.8 g)
Classification: Armor for Man
Credit line: Gift of George D. Pratt, 1927
Geography: Country of Origin    Italy      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY