Pair of Tassets (Thigh Defenses) Belonging to an Armor for Field and Tournament Made for Duke Nikolaus "The Black" Radziwill (1515–1565), Duke of Nesvizh and Olyka, Prince of the Empire, Grand Chancellor and Marshal of Lithuania

Kunz Lochnerca. 1555; probably repainted later

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Title: Pair of Tassets (Thigh Defenses) Belonging to an Armor for Field and Tournament Made for Duke Nikolaus "The Black" Radziwill (1515–1565), Duke of Nesvizh and Olyka, Prince of the Empire, Grand Chancellor and Marshal of Lithuania
Creator: Kunz Lochner
Date Created: ca. 1555; probably repainted later
Physical Dimensions: right tasset (a): H. 6 in. (15.2 cm); W. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 5 oz. (587 g); left tasset (b): H. 7 1/2 in. (19 cm); W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 10 oz. (726 g)
Type: Pair of tassets (thigh defenses) for the tilt
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/26582
Medium: Steel, gold, paint
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Culture: German, Nuremberg

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