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Source Description
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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Document identity
localId
96359
label
Gothic Mitten Gauntlet for the Right Hand
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object
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1
Source metadata
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96359
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object
title
Gothic Mitten Gauntlet for the Right Hand
description
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.
date
c. 1490
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60756546
genreSpecific
Arms and Armor
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 32 x 9.5 cm (12 5/8 x 3 3/4 in.)
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South Germany or Austria (Innsbruck), late 15th Century
accession
1916.2081
Source extras
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steel
tombstone
Gothic Mitten Gauntlet for the Right Hand, c. 1490. South Germany or Austria (Innsbruck), late 15th Century. Steel; overall: 32 x 9.5 cm (12 5/8 x 3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.2081
collection
MED - Arms & Armor
formerAccessionNumbers
1916.1613
didYouKnow
Embossed decoration adds beauty to this gauntlet that would have protected the hand.
citations
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Helen Ives Gilchrist<em>. Handbook of the Severance Collection of Arms and Armor.</em> Cleveland, O.: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1925.
page_number
A1
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
page_number
p. 47, 163; cat. no. 25
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page_number
cat. no. 37, p. 184
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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2026-05-29 05:11:27.381000
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96359
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Medieval Art
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MED - Arms & Armor
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steel
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0
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