Left and Right Forearm Defenses (Vambraces)
Unknown Artist
mid-15th century
Medium
Steel, leather
Dimensions
Left vambrace (.1); H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); D. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Wt. 12 oz. (351 g); right vambrace (.2); H. 8 1/16 in. (20.5 cm); W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); D. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); Wt. 9 oz. (273 g)
Classification
Armor Parts
Culture
Italian
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harvey Murton, 1983
Accession Number
1983.36.1–.2