Side Panel of a Flank Defense (Crupper) from a Horse Armor
Unknown
ca. 1490–1500 · Steel, gold · Arms and Armor
Once part of a very elaborate horse armor, this crupper panel is one of the few surviving examples from the fifteenth century to retain its original blued and gilt decoration.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1490–1500
- Medium
- Steel, gold
- Culture
- German or Austrian
- Department
- Arms and Armor
- Credit line
- Gift of Stephen V. Grancsay, 1942
