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. :
    3. Armaments
    4. :
    5. 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

    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

    Photo of item appears in the catalog from Ernst Schmidt, republished by Mowbray in Arms and Armor from the Atelier of Ernest Schmidt, Munich. Page 77, Plate 38.

    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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