Pair of Tournament Pauldrons (Shoulder Defenses)
Object type: Pair of tournament pauldrons (shoulder defenses)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German, Augsburg
Artist: Lorenz Helmschmid
Artist bio: German, Augsburg, ca. 1445–1516
Artist role: Armorer
Artist nationality: German
Date: ca. 1500
Medium: Steel, copper alloy
Dimensions: Wt. of right pauldron 3 lb. 15 oz. (1786 g); Wt. of left pauldron 4 lb. (1814.4 g)
Classification: Armor Parts-Arms & Shoulders
Geography:  Augsburg     
Credit line: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1929
Accession year: 1929