German Gothic Gauntlet for the Left Hand
Unknown
ca. 1480 · Steel · Arms and Armor
The diagonal flutes and the pierced and cusped edges of the plates are characteristic of German armor of the late fifteenth century and what is called the Gothic style of decoration.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1480
- Medium
- Steel
- Culture
- South German or Austrian
- Department
- Arms and Armor
- Credit line
- Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
