Gauntlet
Category
Arms and armour
Date
1570
Materials
Steel
Measurements
240 mm (L)
Place of origin
Greenwich
Order this imageCollection
Staunton Harold Church, Leicestershire
NT 426846
Summary
A single 16th century metal gauntlet with a long wrist section pointed on one side and hinged to open up. The hand piece is made of several layers of articulated metal shaped with v-cuts.
Marks and inscriptions
Gauntlet (lacking fingers) c.1570, made in the royal workshops at Greenwich. (insription on accompanying note)