Title: Right Poleyn (Knee Defense) from an Armor of Claude Gouffier (1501–1570)
Object type: Right poleyn (knee defense)
Date: ca. 1555–60
Culture: French
Medium: Steel, copper alloy, gold
Dimensions: H. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Classification: Armor Parts-Knee Defenses
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Prescott R. Andrews Jr., 1994
Geography: Country of Origin    France      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY