Cleveland Museum of Art
Pauldron for Right Shoulder
- Date
- 1600s
- Medium
- blued steel with gilt borders
- Culture
- Italy, 17th century
- Department
- Medieval Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
This element for the shoulder once belonged to a suit decorated by the bluing technique, a process of superheating armor plates to achieve a deep blue color. Gilding the borders created additional contrast for a refined appearance. Bluing required heating to at least 590 degrees Fahrenheit, the temperature at which oxidation occurs and turns the metal a deep shade of blue.
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