Left Tasset of a Three-Quarter Field Armour (II.360 I)
Tassets are the armour worn to protect the thighs. The left tasset you can see here is part of a beautifully decorated three-quarter field armour which belonged to Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton. It was made around 1595-1600 and the whole surface is decorated by processes called etching and gilding.