Title: Pair of Pauldrons and Arm Defenses
Object type: Pair of pauldrons and arm defenses
Date: ca. 1560
Culture: Italian
Medium: Steel, gold
Dimensions: Right pauldron (a); H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); W. 11 in. (27.9 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 9 oz. (1162.3 g) ; left pauldron (b); H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); W. 11 in. (27.9 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 1 oz. (1389.1 g); right arm defense (c); H. 17 in. (43.2 cm); W. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 7 oz. (1105.6 g); left arm defense (d); H. 17 in. (43.2 cm); W. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 5 oz. (1502.5 g)
Classification: Armor Parts-Arms & Shoulders
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Geography: Country of Origin    Italy      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY