Armor for the Joust of Peace
Item
- Title
- Armor for the Joust of Peace
- Rights
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Public Domain.
- Creator
- Multiple armorers, Helmet was created by Daniel Tachaux (1857-1928)
- Date
- 14th century and later
- Description
- Full set of tournament armor for man and horse used in the Joust of Peace. The Joust of Peace indicated the use of blunted lances specifically designed for the tournament and to cause as little damage as possible. The helmet of the armor is horned with a very small eye slit. There is a shield affixed to the left arm and a lance being held in the right. The horse is wearing a shaffron for protection which covered the eyes. There are also bells to distract the horse from outside sounds
- Format
- Steel, copper alloy, leather, textile, horn. Helmet Wt. 21.5 lb.; breastplate Wt. 23 lb.; tassets Wt. of each 6 lb.; backplate Wt. 5 lb.; rondels Wt. of each 5 lb.; shield Wt. 6 lb.; Wt. overall 85.5 lb.
- Publisher
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Contributor
- Samuel Schumacher
- Identifier
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 04.3.291a–q
- Subject
- Medieval; medieval tournament; armor; horse; knight; medieval armor
- Source
- Jpg file. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 10/28/25. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/35928
- Item sets
- Sam collection/item set
- Site pages
- The Tilt
