# Shield for the Field or Tournament (Targe)

- Date: ca. 1450
- Medium: Wood, leather, linen, gesso, pigments, silver
- Classification: Shields
- Dimensions: H. 22 in. (55.88 cm); W. 16 in. (40.64 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 12.15 oz. (2159 g)
- Culture: German
- Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Florence Blumenthal, 1925
- Museum: [The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/22876)
- Rights: [Public domain (Open Access, CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/aa/web-large/DP-46315-001.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)