id: 96204 accession number: 1916.1919 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1919 updated: 2019-02-13 20:47:51.262000 Kettle Hat (War Hat), c. 1460. Italy, 15th century. Steel; overall: 30.3 x 25.9 x 17.5 cm (11 15/16 x 10 3/16 x 6 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1919 title: Kettle Hat (War Hat) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1460 creation date earliest: 1455 creation date latest: 1465 current location: 210A Armor Court creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance copyright: --- culture: Italy, 15th century technique: steel department: Medieval Art collection: MED - Arms & Armor type: Arms and Armor find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 30.3 x 25.9 x 17.5 cm (11 15/16 x 10 3/16 x 6 7/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Armor Court Reinstallation opening date: 1998-09-10T00:00:00 Armor Court Reinstallation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * The Cleveland Museum of Art (09/10/1998); "Armor Court Reinstallation" --- PROVENANCE Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat. #22. date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: Modern soldiers wear Kevlar combat helmets that weigh four to five pounds. By comparison, this medieval helmet is nearly three times as heavy. Imagine what it would have been like to wear such a heavy piece of equipment on your head during a siege. digital description: wall description: Open helmets like this one were used by medieval infantries. The helmet weighs 12-1/2 pounds. This unusual weight was required for siege purposes—such helmets were worn by the men who attempted to scale the walls of an armed town. The rivet holes along the ridge were for the attachment of the liner. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Catalogue of Arms and Armour. Vol. 1, 14th & 15th centuries. [Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], [1900-1915]. page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: No. 24 [22] url: https://archive.org/details/CatArmsArmour1#page=169 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. 42, B4 url: https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924#page=58 --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1919/1916.1919_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1919/1916.1919_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1919/1916.1919_full.tif