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Black and White Elbow Gauntlet for the Right Hand
The collection record classifies this work as arms and armor. It is dated c.1570. Recorded culture or place: North Germany, 16th century.
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- Museum title
- Black and White Elbow Gauntlet for the Right Hand
- Date
- c.1570
- Culture / origin
- North Germany, 16th century
- Materials and technique
- steel, blackened with leather
- Dimensions
- Overall: 43.2 x 12.7 cm (17 x 5 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Not specified by the museum
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 1916.1082
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The following description is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s original English record.
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 repoussé. 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.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance · CC0
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