South Germany or Austria (Innsbruck), late 15th Century / c. 1490
Gothic Mitten Gauntlet for the Right Hand
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Gothic Mitten Gauntlet for the Right Hand as arms and armor (South Germany or Austria (Innsbruck), late 15th Century · c. 1490).
Embossed decoration adds beauty to this gauntlet that would have protected the hand.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this arms and armor as steel.
The museum's collection notes: The forging of steel, a very hard material, into precisely fitted, interconnected plates was a task that required great skill and patience. The elements of a suit were never riveted directly together which would make them inflexible. Instead they slightly overlapped and were attached by different types of rivets.
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