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Right-Elbow Reinforce of Armor for Field and Tilt, of Count Franz von Teuffenbach (1516-78)
Right-Elbow Reinforce of Armor for Field and Tilt, of Count Franz von Teuffenbach (1516-78)
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Right-Elbow Reinforce 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
Dimensions24 × 15 cm (9 7/16 × 5 7/8 in.), 12 oz (weight with nut and bolt)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.80.16
DescriptionConsisting of a single plate with crimped edge, securing with a bolt to the elbow-plate of the vambrace.
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