Items

• Two Right Handed Gloves
  Set of identical right-handed fencing gloves. Brown glove with stiff black leather cuff. Lightly padded on the back of the hand. Stitched-in manufacturer's label on the inside of the cuff reads "Von Lengerke & Antoine" and "Chicago".
• Sabre Fencing Glove
  Sabre fencing glove padded on the back of the hand with horsehair. Horsehair padded ring covering and attached to a hard leather vambrace around the wrist. Small horsehair padded cushion in the crook of elbow on the vambrace. Strip of suede under the padded ring connects vambrace to glove. Vambrace signed in pen: "Cabral Lopez" [?].
• Rohdes Academy Fencing Knickers
  Fencing knickers made by the Rohdes Academy of Fencing in New York. Left-side zipper closure designed for a right-handed fencer. One pocket on the left-hand side in front of the closure. Button-closed waistband and slightly adjustable cinch within the waistband tightened with four buttons placed about over the kidneys. Calf openings are closed with toothed buckles. Overall length is longer in the front than in the rear, reconciling with pleating at the knees. Extra fabric around the knee allows for full articulation without riding up or stretching too tight. Reinforced stitching behind where the knee would fold. Knickers damaged at the waistband at the front pleats.
• Rohdes Academy Fencing Knickers
  Fencing knickers made by the Rohdes Academy of Fencing in New York. Adjustable waist with two toothed buckles located over the kidneys and cinching a band hidden inside the waistband. Right-side zipper opening (made for a left-handed fencer) with a one button closure at top. Two pleats on the front and back below the waistband. Split and overlapping fabric for closure below the knee and closed by toothed buckles. Both knees pleated for extra room when articulating the knee during lunging. Size 38 tag sewn underneath woven Rohdes Academy clothing tag featuring the Rohdes Academy logo and the address of "169 East 86th St. New York 28, N.Y."
• Right Hand Fencing Glove
  Right-handed canvas fencing glove with leather palm. Elastic-expandable cuff with opening at the wrist to accommodate wires for electrically scored weapons. Monogram inside of the cuff "JHP" and the names "Legrand" and "JEHL".
• Padded Mask
  Fencing mask with thick horsehair padded lining. Leather-topped cushion around face exterior. Wire frame wrapped with leather strips.
• Padded Fencing Mask
  Fencing mask, likely used for sabre fencing. Leather-reinforced padded rim around the perimeter of the face and cage around the top and sides of the head. Heavily padded interior including along the tongue, sides of the face and ears, cheeks, chin, and forehead. Broad, thick leather bib with additional padding over the throat. Openings for the ears are covered with flaps of thick leather.
• Model 1917 U.S. Infantry Fencing Mask
  Padded fencing mask manufactured by Hamblin & Russell Mfg. Co. of Worcester, Massachusetts for use by the U.S. military. Mesh extends to behind the ears and crown of the head. Soft leather-lined padding along the top and cheeks and a quilted canvas bib. Tongue is attached with a coiled spring. Two buckled leather straps (one attaching to both sides of the bib below of the jaw and the other from below the ears) tighten the mask into place and hook on to the tongue.
• Left Hand Fencing Glove
  Left-handed canvas fencing glove with leather palm. Thick canvas cuff with decorative maroon snaps and leather. Opening at the wrist to accommodate wires for electrically scored weapons. Indecipherable ink inscription inside the cuff.
• Leather Trimmed Mask
  Fencing mask with a cotton-padded canvas bib and thick leather band on the top and sides of the mask encircling the face.
• Gajardoni Men's Fencing Knickers
  Fencing knickers made by Gajardoni in Italy. Left-side button closure designed for a right-handed fencer. One pocket on the rear-left and five belt loops (three on the rear, two on the front). Approximately 1" extra fabric in the length on the front of the knickers compared to the rear, and reconciled with pleats around the front of the knees. The extra fabric allows for full articulation of the knee without riding up or stretching too tight while lunging. Velcro closure below the knee.
• Foil Mask
  Wire mesh fencing mask similar in design to a mask depicted in the Heck Encyclopedia of 1851 (Fig. 8). Features a retaining bar across top of the head and a tongue over and behind the head. Fabric covering sewn onto the sides and top of the wire mesh mask, and wound around the retaining bar & tongue.
• Foil Mask
  Light foil mask with light brown faux-leather cushion on tongue and cushioned blade chin rest. Wire frame and seams covered with black leather.
• Foil Glove
  White foil fencing glove with black patent leather cuff. Very soft leather with only the back of the hand padded with horsehair. Cuff layered with stiff paper board. Interior signed "Philippe Gotty".
• Fencing Mask with Quilted Cowl
  Fencing mask, possibly for the practice of single stick. The bib, padded ring around the perimeter of the face, and cowl around the neck and back of the head is made from a single piece of quilted canvas. Rim around the face is heavily padded and tied to the mask's mesh with twine. Tighter weave of mesh on the face, looser weave for the top and back of head. On the inside of the mask, horsehair padding under suede leather on the temples and straw padding on the top of the head [conserved with a circle of muslin to prevent further deterioration]. No metal tongue; affixed to the wearer's head by a belted strap attached to the mask approximately at the ears.
• Fencing Mask
  Fencing mask with ring-shaped tongue, dark green leather trim, and d-shaped mesh panels on the sides and top of the head that protrude rearwards for additional protection. Purchased by the owner as part of a pair.
• Fencing Mask
  Fencing mask with ring-shaped tongue, dark green leather trim, and d-shaped mesh panels on the sides and top of the head that protrude rearwards for additional protection. Purchased by the owner as part of a pair.
• Fencing Mask
  Mask featuring protective bars around the circumference, relatively small bib & throat protection, and face mesh tilted to favor the top of the head. These features indicate the mask was likely designed to protect against cutting weapons. Purchased by the owner in Argentina.
• Fencing Mask
  Made of brown leather over a wire frame and grill.
• Fencing Doublet
  This doublet is a rare example of sixteenth-century male clothing, very little of which has survived. The cut of the doublet, particularly the protruding "peascod" waist, is typical of fashionable costume of the 1570s and 1580s. The delicate silk embroidery and the use of gold and silver metallic yarns are additional indicators of its high quality. The padded ribs on the chest, back, and sleeves suggest that the doublet was also intended as a protective garment. It was probably made for wear during fencing practice, which was at the time an essential part of every gentleman's education.
• Child's Boxing Gloves
  Pair of child's boxing gloves with thick horsehair padding on the back of the hand and soft leather palm. Imprinted silver manufacturer's mark on both gloves's cuff reads "JC Higgins" (cursive) inside a circle with "Sears, Roebuck and Co." (print) along the inside edge of the bottom hemisphere's. "1415" written in large size below the mark.
• Cavaliers Fencing Mask
  Fencing mask with imitation leather on the top and sides of the mask encircling the face. Unpadded canvas bib is removable and attached with snaps. Manufacturer's label on the inside under the right ear.