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German Gauntlet for the Left Hand in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 2010

German Gauntlet for the Left Hand in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 2010
Gauntlet for the Left Hand
ca. 1557

Gilt copper ornament attributed to Jörg Sigman German


Object Details

Title: Gauntlet for the Left Hand

Goldsmith: Gilt copper ornament attributed to Jörg Sigman (German, Augsburg, 1527–1601)

Date: ca. 1557

Geography: Augsburg

Culture: German, Augsburg

Medium: Steel, gold, copper alloy, leather

Dimensions: L. 12 in. (30.5 cm)

Classification: Armor Parts-Gauntlets

Credit Line: Purchase, Bequest of Stephen V. Grancsay, by exchange, 1984

Accession Number: 1984.72


The decoration of this gauntlet matches that of a complete armor (now in the Art History Museum, Vienna) that was made for Archduke Maximilian (later Emperor Maximilian II) in 1557. The applied bands of gilt copper ornament are attributed to the Augsburg goldsmith Jörg Sigman (about 1527–1601).


Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/24903
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