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Pauldron and Vambrace
This right pauldron (shoulder defense) and vambrace (arm defense) are finely etched with bands enclosing mythological figures, animals, and birds; alternate areas of the background are blackened and gilded. Both pieces are embossed with a lion mask.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Sir Guy Francis Laking (1875-1919), London; Henry Griffith Keasbey, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, American Art Association, New York, December 6, 1924, no. 282; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Italy, Milan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
25 5/16 in. (64.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1924
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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51.539