Elements of an Armor Garniture Made for Henri I de Montmorency (1534–1614), Comte de Damville and Constable of France

Medium

Steel, gold, brass, leather

Dimensions

L. of gauntlet (a) 13 in. (33 cm); L. of tasset (b) 14 in. (35.6 cm); thigh and knee defense (c): 15 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. (39.4 x 17.1 cm); greave (d): 12 x 8 1/2 in. (30.5 x 21.6 cm)

Classification

Armor for Man

Culture

French

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Fletcher Fund, 1938

Accession Number

38.163.2a–d

Rights

Public Domain