Set of Saddle Steels
Item
- Title
- Set of Saddle Steels
- Rights
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Public Domain.
- Date
- 1550 to 1575 CE
- Description
- Italian saddle for horse and rider used in the medieval tournament. Highly decorated and plated with steel for the protection of the knight during the joust. Saddle has steel plates on the front and in the rear.
- Format
- Steel. 27.159.14a; H. 8 1/2 in. ; W. 11 1/4 in.; Wt. 9 oz.; 27.159.14b; H. 10 1/4 in.; W. 6 1/2 in.; Wt. 7.7 oz.; 27.159.14c; H. 10 1/4 in.; W. 6 1/2 in.; Wt. 6.3 oz.; 27.159.14d; H. 6 1/2 in.; W. 12 in.; Wt. 13.6 oz.; 27.159.14e; H. 6 1/2 in.; W. 12 in.; Wt. 13.1 oz.
- Publisher
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Contributor
- Samuel Schumacher
- Identifier
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 27.159.14a–e
- Subject
- saddle; horse; knight; medieval; medieval tournament; tournament; joust
- Source
- Jpg file. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 11/1/25. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/22971
- Item sets
- Sam collection/item set
- Site pages
- The Tilt
