Cleveland Museum of Art
Burgonet
- Date
- c. 1510–40
- Medium
- steel, radiate flutings
- Culture
- Italy, Milan(?), 16th century
- Department
- Medieval Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 95925
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
A burgonet is a light, open helmet characterized by a peak, a fall over the eyes, and hinged earpieces. Used by cavalry in the 1500s and 1600s, they were sometimes worn with a buffe , a separate detachable element that protected the face and throat not covered by the burgonet. The burgonet helmet is the successor to the previously worn sallet which was much the same but without the hinged earpieces and extended peak over the eyes.
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- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
- Provenance
- ?-1916: Frank Gair Macomber (1849-1941), Boston, MA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 1916-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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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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