Pair of Mitten Gauntlets
Object type: Pair of mitten gauntlets
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German, Nuremberg
Date: ca. 1580
Medium: Steel
Dimensions: left gauntlet (a); H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); W. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); D. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm); Wt. with mannequin hand 1 lb. 1.7 oz. (500 g); right gauntlet (b); H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); W. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); D. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); Wt. 14.2 oz. (403 g)
Classification: Armor Parts-Gauntlets
Geography:  Nuremberg     
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession year: 1914