Left Gauntlet
Culture
German
Date1510–1520
MediumSteel with modern leather
Dimensions12 × 27.5 cm (4 3/4 × 10 13/16 in.), 16 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.114.2
DescriptionMaximilian style. Consists of 2 hinged cuff plates, 6 metacarpal plates lapping upward to knuckle plate, 5 finger lames lapping downward to terminal; hinged thumbplate with 3 thumb lames. Thumb defence on L perhaps associated.ProvenanceBashford Dean collection; purchased by Museum on October 26, 1950 from Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc. (NYC), sale no. 1186, lot 97. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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Desiderius Helmschmid
about 1552
