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Cowter (elbow guard)
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Cowter (elbow guard)

Culture
Culture
Date1400s
Mediumsteel
Dimensions11 × 12 × 8 cm (4 5/16 × 4 3/4 × 3 1/8 in.), 11.2 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.912
DescriptionConsists of mainplate and 2 articulating lames. Cusped at point of elbow. Some patching.
ProvenanceMetropolitan Museum of Art collection Purchased by Museum at Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc.. (NYC) sale of October 24-26, 1956, sale no. 1701, lot no. 106. Paid $30 for lot. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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Fragmentary Reinforce for a Cowter (elbow guard)
Italian
about 1500–1510
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Cowter for the Left Elbow
Spanish
1490–1500
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Left (?) Cowter (elbow guard)
Spanish
about 1500–1510
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Left Vambrace
workshops of Wolf and Peter von Speyer
about 1590–1600
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Right Vambrace
workshops of Wolf and Peter von Speyer
about 1590–1600
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Left Cowter (elbow guard)
Southern German
1530–1540
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Left Vambrace
Franz Großschedel
1560–1570
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Right Vambrace
Franz Großschedel
1560–1570
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"Maximilian" Style Close Helmet, adapted for use in the Gioco del Ponte
German
about 1520 with modern restorations
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Backplate of an Anime (articulated torso armor), adapted for use in the "Gioco del Ponte" games
Northern Italian
1550–1560
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Backplate from a "Stechkueriss"
Desiderius Helmschmid
1548
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Right Pauldron
Étienne Delaune
early 1600s