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Right Gauntlet of Armor for Field and Tilt, of Count Franz von Teuffenbach (1516-78)
Right Gauntlet of Armor for Field and Tilt, of Count Franz von Teuffenbach (1516-78)
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Right Gauntlet 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
Dimensions22 × 14 cm (8 11/16 × 5 1/2 in.), 1 lb (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.80.15
DescriptionConsisting of 1-plate cuff; 6 metacarpal lames with knuckle-lame, all overlapping toward the cuff; baseplate for finger lames underlapping the knuckle lame. Fingerlames and thumb defense lacking.
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