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Plate armor alternately decorated with brightly polished ("white") and darkened ("black") surface areas is commonly referred to as "black and white" armor. The black color results from painting the surface areas, or merely leaving them dark from the forging process. The gauntlet here has been further embellished with an embossed cuff. The 1500s saw the revival of this ancient technique also known as <em>repoussé. </em>First the pattern is drawn onto the surface and then hammered and punched from the inside to gradually shape the desired raised design on the outer surface of the metal. This technique was reserved for only the costliest of armors.<em><br></em>
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95311
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Black and White Elbow Gauntlet for the Right Hand
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95311
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title
Black and White Elbow Gauntlet for the Right Hand
description
Plate armor alternately decorated with brightly polished ("white") and darkened ("black") surface areas is commonly referred to as "black and white" armor. The black color results from painting the surface areas, or merely leaving them dark from the forging process. The gauntlet here has been further embellished with an embossed cuff. The 1500s saw the revival of this ancient technique also known as <em>repoussé. </em>First the pattern is drawn onto the surface and then hammered and punched from the inside to gradually shape the desired raised design on the outer surface of the metal. This technique was reserved for only the costliest of armors.<em><br></em>
date
c.1570
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60740653
genreSpecific
Arms and Armor
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 43.2 x 12.7 cm (17 x 5 in.)
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North Germany, 16th century
accession
1916.1082
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steel, blackened with leather
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Black and White Elbow Gauntlet for the Right Hand, c.1570. North Germany, 16th century. Steel, blackened with leather; overall: 43.2 x 12.7 cm (17 x 5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1082
collection
MED - Arms & Armor
didYouKnow
To throw a gauntlet or armored glove at the feet of your enemy or opponent was a grave insult, one only to be matched with personal combat. This is where we get the modern phrase "throw down the gauntlet."
citations
citation
<em>Catalogue of Arms and Armour</em>. [Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], 1900.
page_number
cat. no. 287
citation
Gilchrist, Helen Ives. <em>A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms & Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance; 1916-1923</em>. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 74, C40
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N.<em> Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
page_number
pp. 88-89, 163, cat. no. 12
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page_number
p. 184, cat. no. 34
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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2026-05-29 05:06:33.973000
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95311
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Medieval Art
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MED - Arms & Armor
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steel, blackened with leather
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