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
Rights
Public Domain