Cleveland Museum of Art
Hauberk
- Date
- 1400s
- Medium
- riveted steel rings
- Culture
- European, 15th century
- Department
- Medieval Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 95865
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
A hauberk is a mail shirt commonly extending to mid-thigh. Mail, a type of armor made from interlocking iron or steel rings, was effective at protecting the wearer from the sharp cuts of a sword, and yet was less useful against crushing impacts from blunt weapons. A hauberk would have been worn over an aketon, a padded protective garment. Although this hauberk weighs about 21 pounds, the even distribution of the weight makes it easy to wear.
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Provenance & credit
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- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
- Provenance
- ?-1916: Frank Gair Macomber; Boston, MA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 1916-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Part of a LinkedCulture topic
European Renaissance Armor ComponentsThese objects are all pieces of defensive armor and military equipment from 15th-17th century Europe, primarily from major armoring centers like Italy, Germany, and France.
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