Title: Pair of Tournament Pauldrons (Shoulder Defenses)
Object type: Pair of tournament pauldrons (shoulder defenses)
Date: ca. 1500
Culture: German, Augsburg
Artist: Marked by Lorenz Helmschmid 
Artist bio: German, Augsburg, ca. 1445–1516
Artist nationality: German
Artist role: Armorer
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
Credit line: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1929
Geography: Country of Origin Augsburg   Germany      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY