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
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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
Armor Court Reinstallation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Duc d'Osuna
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footnotes:
citations:
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. A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms & Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance; 1916-1923. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924.
page number: Mentioned: p. 71, C32
url: https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n104
Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
page number: cat. no. 21, p. 163
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Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page number: cat. no. 13, p. 183.
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IMAGES
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