Pair of Gauntlets
Object type: Pair of gauntlets
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German, possibly Augsburg
Date: ca. 1560
Medium: Steel, gold, leather
Dimensions: right gauntlet; H. 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm); W. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm); D. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 2.1 oz. (511 g); left gauntlet; H. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); D. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 1.1 oz. (485 g)
Classification: Armor Parts-Gauntlets
Geography:  possibly Augsburg     
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession year: 1914