Title: Left and Right Forearm Defenses (Vambraces)
Object type: Left and right forearm defenses (Vambraces)
Date: mid-15th century
Culture: Italian
Medium: Steel, leather
Dimensions: Left vambrace (.1); H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); D. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Wt. 12 oz. (351 g); right vambrace (.2); H. 8 1/16 in. (20.5 cm); W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); D. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); Wt. 9 oz. (273 g)
Classification: Armor Parts
Credit line: Gift of Harvey Murton, 1983
Geography: Country of Origin    Italy      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY