id:			96063
accession number:	1916.1804.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1804.a
updated:		2023-08-23 18:10:07.856000

Triple-Crested Burgonet, c. 1560–70. Germany, Augsburg (?), 16th century. Steel, leather bands; overall: 28 x 30.2 x 21.3 cm (11 x 11 7/8 x 8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1804.a

title:				Triple-Crested Burgonet
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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:	Germany, Augsburg (?), 16th century
technique:	steel, leather bands
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Arms & Armor
type:		Arms and Armor
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 28 x 30.2 x 21.3 cm (11 x 11 7/8 x 8 3/8 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

	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:
The open face of the burgonet meant it was a lighter and cheaper to manufacture than closed face helmets, it also allowed the wearer to see more freely, the trade off was less protection for the face.

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wall description:
Popular throughout the 1500s and 1600s, the burgonet was a light, open headpiece favored by cavalry and infantry alike. Its main features are a peak over the eyes and hinged cheekpieces that fasten with a strap or lace under the chin. The basic helmet lent itself to variations of design or ornamentation. This version, with its triple crests, is known to have been produced in Augsburg. The style was worn by the bodyguard of Emperor Charles V (ruled 1519-56).
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	<em>Catalogue of Arms and Armour. [</em>Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], 1900.
	page number: 	cat. no. 306
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CatArmsArmour1/page/n219/mode/2up

	Cleveland Museum of Art, and Helen Ives Gilchrist. <em>Handbook of the Severance Collection of Arms and Armor. </em>Cleveland, O.: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1925.
	page number: 	Cat. no. A7
	url:		https://archive.org/details/HandbookArmsArmor

	Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [</em>Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
	page number: 	p. 74, 165, cat. no. 58
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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: 	p. 90, 184, cat. no. 49
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IMAGES

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