Right Gauntlet from a Cuirassier Armor

Culture German , Nuremberg

Dateabout 1620

Mediumsteel with modern leather

Dimensions36 × 13.5 × 13 cm (14 3/16 × 5 5/16 × 5 1/8 in.), 1 lb 2 oz (weight)

ClassificationsArms and Armor

MarkingsNuremberg mark on both gauntlets. Reverse "N" stamped on the R interior near the point of the cuff.

Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection

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Object number2014.1134.9

DescriptionFlex is good. Finger lames have been lost on R gauntlet and half of L index finger. Thumbplates do not match each other: L is cruder and likely a replacement. Interior hammerwork of the R is less adept than the L, suggesting 2 different makers; execution of cuff decoration also differs slightly.
ProvenanceCollection of Sir Henry Farnham Burke. Purchased by John W. Higgins on May 5, 1931 from Christie's (London, England), #59 in Sir Henry Farnham Burke Collection. Given to the Museum on December 15, 1931. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.

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