Title: Left Shoulder Defense (Pauldron)
Object type: Left pauldron (shoulder defense)
Date: ca. 1525
Culture: German, Augsburg
Artist:  Kolman Helmschmid 
Artist bio: German, Augsburg 1471–1532
Artist nationality: German
Artist role: Armorer
Medium: Steel, copper alloy, leather
Dimensions: H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); W. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); D. 12 in. (30.5 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 10.4 oz. (1202 g)
Classification: Armor Parts-Arms & Shoulders
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Geography: Country of Origin Augsburg   Germany      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY