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Right Vambrace of Armor for Field and Tilt, of Count Franz von Teuffenbach (1516-78)
Right Vambrace of Armor for Field and Tilt, of Count Franz von Teuffenbach (1516-78)
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Right Vambrace of Armor for Field and Tilt, of Count Franz von Teuffenbach (1516-78)

Artist (Austrian, active 1554–1565)
Date1554
Mediumsteel, brass, lampblack, with modern leather
Dimensions46 × 15.5 cm (18 1/8 × 6 1/8 in.), 3 lb, 2 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.80.8
DescriptionConsisting of turner; upper cannon; cowter of elbow-plate with 1 lame above, 1 below; lower cannon of two hinged halves securing on a stud. The outer plate of the lower cannon has a flaring guard at the elbow. The R vambrace has a hole in the elbow-plate for a reinforce (preserved).
ProvenancePurchased by Museum on September 25, 1941 from Jacques Seligmann & Co., Inc. (NYC). From Mackay Estate, their A-18. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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Current Location
  • Exhibition Location  Gallery 206