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Set of Japanese armor: gauntlets
Set of Japanese armor: gauntlets
Object Number 99-12-60/52811.1
Display Title Set of Japanese armor: gauntlets
Descriptions
Object Description Set of Japanese armor: gauntlets
Inventory Description Gauntlet, lacquered wood pieces attached to fabric backing with chain mail
Classification
  • Gauntlet
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1899
Culture
  • Japanese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Japan
Materials Wood, Lacquer, Silk, Cotton, Leather, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 69.5 x 25.4 x 1.1 cm (27 3/8 x 10 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 52811
Credit Line Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance Boston Museum
Donor David P. Kimball
Donor Augusta K. Horton
Donor L. Cushing Kimball

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