Title: Right Shoulder and Arm Defense
Object type: Right shoulder and arm defense
Date: ca. 1555–60
Culture: German, Landshut
Artist: Attributed to Wolfgang Grosschedel 
Artist bio: German, Landshut, active ca. 1517–62
Artist nationality: German
Artist role: Armorer
Medium: Steel, leather, copper alloy
Dimensions: Shoulder defense (a); H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); W. 9 in. (22.9 cm); D. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); Wt. 34.1 oz. (966.7 g); shoulder defense (a) and arm defense (b); H. approx. 28 in. (71.1 cm); W. approx. 10 in. (25.4 cm); Wt. 5 lb. 9 oz. (2523.1 g)
Classification: Armor Parts
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1932
Geography: Country of Origin Landshut   Germany      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY