Right Hand Gauntlet

Right Hand Gauntlet

Right Hand Gauntlet

Iron
Date: Early 17th Century
Context: James Fort’s First Well

Attached to a leather glove, gauntlets were part of a substantial suit of armor owned by wealthy gentlemen of high status.

Right hand gauntlet before conservation
Conserved gauntlet with image of contemporaneous example
Conserved gauntlet with image of contemporaneous example
Complete Right Hand Gauntlet
Right Hand Gauntlet
Right Hand Gauntlet
Right Hand Gauntlet