Left Shoulder Defense (Pauldron)
Object type: Left pauldron (shoulder defense)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German, Augsburg
Artist: Kolman Helmschmid
Artist bio: German, Augsburg 1471–1532
Artist role: Armorer
Artist nationality: German
Date: ca. 1525
Medium: Steel, copper alloy, leather
Dimensions: H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); W. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); D. 12 in. (30.5 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 10.4 oz. (1202 g)
Classification: Armor Parts-Arms & Shoulders
Geography:  Augsburg     
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession year: 1914