Pasguard (elbow reinforce)
Artist
workshops of Wolf and Peter von Speyer
, or (Germany)
Artist
Wolf Peppinghorn
(Saxony, Germany)
Dateabout 1590–1600
MediumSteel, iron and black paint
Dimensions24 × 20 cm (9 7/16 × 7 7/8 in.), 1 lb 5.5 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1154.21
DescriptionThe pasguard is associated to the vambrace but is contemporary and may have been used with the piece. It is forged in one piece, shaped to hold the forearm in the proper position for use, of irregularly L-shaped form. The defense tapers to the hollow-flanged wrist, which has traces within of an incompleted raised rib. The bevelled lower edge is straight and bordered with a row of six flush rivets. The defense is bossed out for the elbow, and twice-pierced (one hole of which is plugged) for bolts or studs. From the bend of the arm the defense is drawn in a rounded lobe flange defending the inside of the elbow. The edge here has bevelled facets bordered by a low, raised curved rib. The only other decorations visible are two sets of close-spaced, narrow incised lines passing over the outside of the elbow and converging at the bend of the arm.ProvenanceDresden "Rüstkammer" Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony (to 1925) Clarence H. Mackay (Roslyn, L.I.) (his A-31). Purchased by the Armory on 27 July 1939 at Mackay sale, Christie's (London), lot 54 (with shaffron HAM# 2550). Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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