Cleveland Museum of Art
Elements from a Partial Suit of Armor
- Date
- c. 1510–30
- Medium
- steel with black paint
- Culture
- Germany
- Department
- Medieval Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 104711
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
This partial suit of armor contains a close helmet, breastplate, and backplate. Below the breast plate is the fauld, plates of armor that extend below the breastplate to protect the waist and hips. The breastplate includes a lance rest, a metal flange that could be brought down when needed. The lance rest helps spread the impact of a blow through the breastplate to the torso of the wearer, thus redirecting the force of the blow away from the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder. The helmet is a true "close helmet"; it pivots open at the rivets on the side and completely protects the face when lowered. Unfortunately the remainder of this suit of armor has been lost to history.
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Provenance & credit
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- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
- Provenance
- Bashford Dean (1867-1928), New York, NY | 1923: (Sale, American Art Association Galleries, New York, NY, Nov. 23-4, 1923) | 1923-: 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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