Locking Gauntlet for the Tournament

Medium

Steel, leather

Dimensions

H. extended 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm); H. locked 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm); W. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); D. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 2 oz. (510.3 g)

Classification

Armor Parts-Gauntlets

Culture

German, possibly Augsburg

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

14.25.896