id:			95849
accession number:	1916.1528
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1528
updated:		2023-08-23 18:08:40.801000

Pauldron for Right shoulder, c. 1560–70. Italy, 16th century. Steel, blued and gilded; overall: 26.4 x 28 cm (10 3/8 x 11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1528

title:				Pauldron for Right shoulder
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creation date:			c. 1560–70
creation date earliest:		1560
creation date latest:		1570
current location:		210A Armor Court
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
copyright:			

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culture:	Italy, 16th century
technique:	steel, blued and gilded
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Arms & Armor
type:		Arms and Armor
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 26.4 x 28 cm (10 3/8 x 11 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

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PROVENANCE

	Duc d'Osuna
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	Frank Gair Macomber (1849-1941), Boston, MA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: -1916
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1916-
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fun fact:
A pauldron is a component of plate armor that covers the shoulder and often the armpit, and parts of the back and chest as well.

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wall description:
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. Bluing required heating to at least 590 degrees Fahrenheit, the temperature at which oxidation occurs. Although the original color is now darkened it would have originally been a deep shade of blue. It was further enhanced with gilding to create additional contrast for a refined appearance.
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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. 71, C32
	url:		https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n104

	Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
	page number: 	cat. no. 21, p. 163
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	Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms &amp; Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
	page number: 	cat. no. 13, p. 183.
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