These pauldrons were part of an armor for the German joust (Gestech), fought with blunted lances. Their maker, Lorenz Helmschmid, was the court armorer of Emperor Maximilian I and one of the leading armorers of the period.
Armorer: Marked by Lorenz Helmschmid (German, Augsburg, ca. 1445–1516)
Date: ca. 1500
Geography: Augsburg
Culture: German, Augsburg
Medium: Steel, copper alloy
Dimensions: Wt. of right pauldron 3 lb. 15 oz. (1786 g); Wt. of left pauldron 4 lb. (1814.4 g)
Classification: Armor Parts-Arms & Shoulders
Credit Line: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1929
Accession Number: 29.156.67h, i