id:			95314
accession number:	1916.1085
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1085
updated:		2023-08-23 18:05:06.993000

Peaked Morion, c. 1580–90. North Italy, Milan?, 16th century. Etched russet steel with traces of gilding; roped brim, brass plume holder; overall: 35.4 x 23.7 x 26.7 cm (13 15/16 x 9 5/16 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1085

title:				Peaked Morion
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creation date:			c. 1580–90
creation date earliest:		1580
creation date latest:		1590
current location:		210A Armor Court
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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culture:	North Italy, Milan?, 16th century
technique:	etched russet steel with traces of gilding; roped brim, brass plume holder
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Arms & Armor
type:		Arms and Armor
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 35.4 x 23.7 x 26.7 cm (13 15/16 x 9 5/16 x 10 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Armor Court Reinstallation
	opening date:   1998-09-10T00:00:00
	<i>Armor Court Reinstallation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* The Cleveland Museum of Art (09/10/1998); "Armor Court Reinstallation"

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PROVENANCE

	Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat. #421.
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fun fact:
Originally this helmet was topped with a feathered plume. The Swiss Guard, a regiment of soldiers that has guarded the Vatican since the 16th century, wear similar looking peaked morions today, though theirs are adorned with voluminous ostrich feather plumes.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Gilchrist, Helen Ives. <em>A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms &amp; Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance; 1916-1923</em>. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 43, B7
	url:		https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n58

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