Left Gauntlet
Culture
Southern German
Date1620–1625
Mediumsteel and brass with modern leather
Dimensions20 × 16 × 18 cm (7 7/8 × 6 5/16 × 7 1/16 in.), 1 lb (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
MarkingsSequence nicks inside lames of both gauntlets. 8 nicks on outside of knuckle-plate.
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1135.12
DescriptionCuff of inner and outer plates; 8 metacarpal lames overlapping away from knuckleplate. Finger and thumb lames detached. Stitching holes punched inside cuff at palm, possibly a working-life modification.ProvenancePurchased by John W. Higgins on October 3, 1929 from Cyril Andrade. London, England, his no. 12, no. 356 on invoice. Given to the Museum on December 15, 1931. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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