Pair of Gauntlets from a Garniture of Armor of Philip II of Spain (reigned 1556–98)

Ulrich Holzmann|Desiderius Helmschmid

1546 · Steel, leather, gold · Arms and Armor

Pair of Gauntlets from a Garniture of Armor of Philip II of Spain (reigned 1556–98) — Ulrich Holzmann|Desiderius Helmschmid

The armor garniture to which these gauntlets belong is now divided between the Real Armería in Madrid and the former imperial armory in Vienna.

Artist: Ulrich Holzmann|Desiderius Helmschmid
Date: 1546
Medium: Steel, leather, gold
Culture: German, Augsburg
Department: Arms and Armor
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

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