Caption:
Right Thigh and Knee Defense (Cuisse and Poleyn) for the Armor of Sir John, ca. 1587, Greenwich, British, Greenwich, Steel, gold, leather, 22.4a: H. 4 1/2 in. (11.43 cm); 22.4b: H. 7 3/4 in. (19.69 cm); W. 5 in. (12.7 cm), Armor Parts-Knee Defenses, Sir John Scudamore (1541 or 1542–1623) was appointed a Gentleman Pensioner by Queen Elizabeth I (reigned 1558–1603) in 1571 or 1572 and knighted in 1592. This thigh and knee defense belongs to an armor