"Mitten" Gauntlet
Culture
German
Datelate 1400s–early 1500s
Mediumsteel
Dimensions28cm L x 11cm cuff diameter; 12 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.567
DescriptionSteel, for left hand. Short tubular cuff with plain, turned edge. Wrist end of cuff with buckle-and-strap. 5 metacarpal lames. Lowest is deeper & has 3 triangular depressions for base of fingers. Riveted to this are 5 overlapping lames, each molded for fingers. Terminal lame with interior leather. Missing thumb & inner wrist lame. Domed steel rivets. Cuff and metacarpal lames heavily overpolished. The remains of fluted decoration can be seen on the inside of the cuff. The 5 finger lames from the knuckle lame onward are perhaps a unit, the remainder a second unit (or perhaps more than one).
ProvenancePurchased by John W. Higgins on September 28, 1929 from estate of Bashford Dean (Riverdale, NY). Given to the Museum on January 8, 1947. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
On View
Not on view
Desiderius Helmschmid
about 1552
