Pommel Plate of a Saddle, from the Garniture of Rudolf II

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Pommel Plate of a Saddle, from the Garniture of Rudolf II

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Date
c. 1571
Medium
blued, etched, and gilded steel
Culture
Germany, Augsburg
Department
Medieval Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
96177

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This plate, one of two and once part of a saddle, is from tournament armor made for man and horse made for the sons of Emperor Maximilian II, archdukes Rudolf and Ernst. Most of the remaining elements of this armor are still in the collections of the Imperial Armouries in Vienna. The decorative pattern (in the imperial colors of black and gold) forms elegant knots, with distinctive foliage and hop sprigs filling the loops. Once part of a saddle, this plate protected the rider's thigh.

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Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
Provenance
Imperial Armories, Vienna, Austria | Hastings | Richard Zschille (1847-1903), Leipzig, Germany | ?-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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  • Representative object from the topic European Renaissance Armor Components
    European Renaissance Armor Components

    These 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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