Locking Gauntlet
Unknown Artist
ca. 1540
Medium
Steel, gold, copper alloy
Dimensions
L. extended 15 3/4 in. (40 cm); L. closed 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); W. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 10 oz. (737.1 g)
Classification
Armor Parts-Gauntlets
Culture
German, Augsburg
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Christian A. Zabriskie, 1936
Accession Number
36.149.13