Production: Unknown (Possibly)
Two elbow gauntlets, nearly forming a pair, for light field use, decorated with bands in the 'black and white' fashion. Each formed of an elbow-length, slightly flared, tubular cuff, five metacarpal plates, a shaped knuckle-plate, four scaled finger-defences, and the main plate of a hinged thumb-defence. The cuff, which is slightly shaped to the point of the elbow, is formed of an outer plate and a considerably shorter inner plate, connected to one another by rivets. The lower rear corner of the outer plate of the right gauntlet is repaired with a riveted internal patch. The cuff of the left gauntlet is split at the rear join. The main edges of the cuff have plain inward turns decorated with filed pairs of perpendicular notches. Each cuff is decorated with a raised medial band and a raised upper border polished bright against a blackened ground in the 'black and white' fashion. The metacarpal-plates, the knuckle-plates, finger-scales and thumb-defences are restored. It is possible that the restorations include reworked original plates as, for example, in the case of the first four metacarpal plates of the left gauntlet.
History note: Mr James Stewart Henderson of 'Abbotsford', Down Road, St Helen's Park, Hastings, Sussex.
J.S. Henderson Bequest
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933-03-16) by Henderson, James Stewart
17th Century, Early#
Production date:
circa
AD 1600
Slight differences in the dimensions and details of the cuffs show that they do not form an exact pair.
South German, possibly Augsburg
The bright bands of the gauntlets show a medium to fairly heavy pitting and patination. The intervening spaces show a 'black from the hammer' finish that has been pitted, worn through to bright metal at some points, and been refreshed with black paint.
Decoration
composed of
paint
( black)
Left Gauntlet
Depth 12.8 cm
Height 48 cm
Weight 0.65 kg
Width 13 cm
Right Gauntlet
Depth 13.2 cm
Height 50 cm
Weight 0.77 kg
Width 12 cm
Bright Bands
Ground
Medial Band
Parts
Thumb-defence
Upper Border
Hammered
: Each formed of an elbow-length, slightly flared, tubular cuff, five metacarpal plates, a shaped knuckle-plate, four scaled finger-defences, and the main plate of a hinged thumb-defence; hammered, shaped, riveted, decorated with bands in the 'black and white' fashion
Formed
Inscription present: indistinct mark
Inscription present: green tag
Inscription present: white tag
Inscription present: white tag
Accession number: HEN.M.148-1933
Primary reference Number: 18648
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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