Pair of Arm Defenses
Object type: Pair of arm defenses
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: American, Middletown, Connecticut
Artist: New England Enameling Company, Inc.
Artist bio: American, incorporated 1917
Artist role: Manufacturer
Artist nationality: American
Date: 1918
Medium: Steel, paint, leather, copper alloy
Dimensions: Overall length of each when assembled, 29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm); wt. of each when assembled, 3lb. 1.8 oz. (1413 g); left shoulder flap (2015.458.1a): 3 5/8 x 6 3/8 in. (9.2 x 16.2 cm); left shoulder (2015.458.1b): 7 3/4 x 6 7/8 in. (16.7 x 17.5 cm); left upper arm (2015.458.1c): 9 7/8 x 5 1/2 in. (25.1 x 14 cm); left elbow (2015.458.1d) 6 x 6 1/2 in. (15.2 x 16.5 cm); left forearm (2015.458.1e): 10 5/8 x 5 (27 x 12.7 cm); left hand plate (2015.458.1f): 4 1/2 x 4 3/8 in. (11.4 x 11.1 cm); right shoulder flap (2015.458.2a): 3 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (8.9 x 16.5 cm); right shoulder (2015.458.2b): 7 5/8 x 6 3/4 in. (19.4 x 17.1 cm); right upper arm (2015.458.2c): 10 x 6 in. (25.4 x 15.2 cm); right elbow (2015.458.2d): 5 5/8 x 6 1/4 in. (14.3 x 15.9 cm); right forearm (2015.458.2e): 10 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (26.7 x 11.4 cm); right hand plate (2015.458.2f): 4 x 4 1/4 in. (10.2 x 10.8 cm)
Classification: Armor Parts-Arms & Shoulders
Geography:  Middletown  Connecticut   
Credit line: Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, 2015
Accession year: 2015