id:			95315
accession number:	1916.1086
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1086
updated:		2023-03-03 07:01:07.442000

Burgonet with Hinged Cheek Pieces, c. 1560–70. North Italy, 16th century. Steel with brass rivets, roped edges terminating in decorative spiral; fragments of leather liner; overall: 37 x 31.2 x 19.2 cm (14 9/16 x 12 5/16 x 7 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1086

title:				Burgonet with Hinged Cheek Pieces
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creation date:			c. 1560–70
creation date earliest:		1555
creation date latest:		1575
current location:		210A Armor Court
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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culture:	North Italy, 16th century
technique:	steel with brass rivets, roped edges terminating in decorative spiral; fragments of leather liner
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Arms & Armor
type:		Arms and Armor
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measurements: Overall: 37 x 31.2 x 19.2 cm (14 9/16 x 12 5/16 x 7 9/16 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.# 570
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fun fact:
This helmet once had a leather liner to protect a soldier's head from the hard steel. Armorers continuously innovated their designs, keeping in mind both protection and comfort.

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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: pp. 43-44, B8; Reproduced: Plate VIII, B8
	url:		https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n58

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