Left Arm Defense (Vambrace)

Unknown

ca. 1380–1400 · Steel, copper alloy · Arms and Armor

Left Arm Defense (Vambrace) — Unknown

Fine armor of this period was often fitted with decorative trim of brass along the edges. This vambrace is one of the few pieces that have survived with their original brass borders intact.

Artist
Unknown
Date
ca. 1380–1400
Medium
Steel, copper alloy
Culture
Italian
Department
Arms and Armor
Credit line
Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Bequest of Bashford Dean, 1928

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