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Right Gauntlet
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Right Gauntlet

Dateportions from 1500s
Mediumsteel and leather
Dimensions21 × 10 cm (8 1/4 × 3 15/16 in.), 10 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1174.15
ProvenanceClarence H. Mackay (d. 1939). Purchased by Museum on April 1, 1940 from Jacques Seligmann & Co. (NYC), agents for estate of Clarence H. Mackay, dealer's no. A-30/112. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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Western European
portions from 1500s
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Western European
mid to late 1500s, with modern restorations
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Western European
1500s with modern restorations
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Western European
mid to late 1500s, with modern restorations
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Western European
1500s with modern restorations
Conservation Status: After Treatment
Western European
1600s
Broadsword of the "Castillon" group
Western European
1400–1450
Right Gauntlet
European
about 1875–1920
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European
late 1800s-early 1900s
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European
about 1510
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European
late 1800s