Gallery 345, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
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Gallery 345, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
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Gallery 345, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
| Title: | Pair of Mitten Hand Defenses (Gauntlets) |
| Date: | c. 1420-1450 |
| Artist: | Artist/maker unknown, European (South German?) |
| Medium: | Iron alloy (steel); textile remnants (replaced) |
| Dimensions: | Left: 4 7/8 × 2 7/8 × 9 13/16 inches, 15.9 ounces (12.4 × 7.3 × 24.9 cm, 450g) Right: 4 13/16 × 2 7/8 × 9 5/8 inches, 13.1 ounces (12.2 × 7.3 × 24.4 cm, 370g) |
| Classification: | Arms and Armor |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977 |
| Accession Number: | 1977-167-159a,b |
| Geography: | Made in Europe Possibly made in southern Germany, Germany, Europe |
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Gallery 345, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
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