Pair of Gauntlets
Unknown
ca. 1600 · Steel, gold · Arms and Armor
The battle scenes depict soldiers wearing contemporary armor and include banners with the arms of France. These gauntlets are part of an embossed and gilt parade armor that once belonged to the English collector Horace Walpole (1717–1797) at Strawberry Hill, which was among the first Gothic Revival houses in Europe.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1600
- Medium
- Steel, gold
- Culture
- French
- Department
- Arms and Armor
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1904
