Title: Armor for Man and Horse
Object type: Armor for man and horse
Date: man's armor, ca. 1570 and later; horse armor, ca. 1580–90 and later
Culture: Italian, Milan and Brescia
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. 36 lb. 8 oz. (16.56 kg)
Classification: Armor for Horse and Man
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
Geography: Country of Origin Milan and Brescia   Italy      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY