"Bracelet" Cowter
Culture
Northern German
Dateabout 1560
Mediumsteel with modern black paint
Dimensions19 × 11 × 18 cm (7 1/2 × 4 5/16 × 7 1/16 in.), 12 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.811.1
DescriptionBlackened with unblackened trim. The medial ridge is bordered with an unblackened ribbon on the front, ending just as it rounds the outer elbow. Although the ribbon was originally completely etched, the etching now survices only at the turn of the outer elbow. Both couters have been extensively patched at the medial ridge and outer wings. The edges of the couters are bordered by a 1/2" unblackened ribbon with turned edges. The borders have little etching remaining because of the patching and severe pitting.
There is a curving embossed decoration on the upper and lower wings that is painted black. The one couter has a hole that probably served to accommodate a securing stud on the leather running beneath it; the other appears to have lost this hole due to damage and patching.
ProvenanceEx collection Stephen Grancsay Purchased by Prescott R. Andrews Jr. (n.d.). Gift to Museum from Andrews on January 2, 2002. Collection transfer from Higgins Amory, January 2014.
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