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The cuff is engraved with a mark that was put on objects deposited in Ottoman arsenals, indicating that this gauntlet was captured by the Turks during a conflict with European forces.
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Title: Mitten Gauntlet for the Left Hand
Date: ca. 1500
Culture: German or Austrian
Medium: Steel
Dimensions: H. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm)
Classification: Armor Parts-Gauntlets
Credit Line: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, 1929
Object Number: 29.158.256
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