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Reproduction Plate Armor: Steel Gauntlet (Right)

1913.09.0004E

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    Basic Information

    Artifact Identification Reproduction Plate Armor: Steel Gauntlet (Right)   (1913.09.0004E)
    Classification/
    Nomenclature
    1. Science & Technology T&E
      2. :
    2. Armaments
      3. :
    3. Body Armor
    Artist/Maker Ernst Schmidt, maker of reproductions of arms and armor. This item was purchased from Ernst Schmidt and can thus be assumed to be a reproduction.
    Geographic Location
    Period N/A
    Date 16th century
    Culture German
    Location Not on Exhibit

    Physical Analysis

    Dimension 1 (Length) 31.1 cm
    Dimension 2 (Width) 12.9 cm
    Dimension 3 (Depth) 12.6 cm
    Weight 501 g
    Measuring Remarks Under Review
    Materials Metal--Steel, Animal--Skin--without Fur/Feathers/Scales
    Manufacturing Processes Forging--Cold, Forming, Chased, Riveting

    Research Remarks

    Description N/A
    Published Description Under Review
    Bibliography

    Mowbray, E. Andrew, Arms and Armor from the Atelier of Ernest Schmidt, Munich; Providene, Rhode Island, 1967.

    Stone, [-]. A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration, and Use of Arms and Armor (NY, 1961), see esp. entry "solarets."

    Artifact History

    Credit Line/Dedication Purchase
    Reproduction Yes, Reproduction made in 1913.

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