id: 96209
accession number: 1916.1930
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1930
updated: 2023-08-23 18:11:07.376000
Buffe (etched with bands of trophies), c. 1550–1600. North Italy, 16th century. Etched steel; overall: 25.5 x 17.5 x 13.8 cm (10 1/16 x 6 7/8 x 5 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1930
title: Buffe (etched with bands of trophies)
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series:
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creation date: c. 1550–1600
creation date earliest: 1545
creation date latest: 1605
current location: 210A Armor Court
creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
copyright:
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culture: North Italy, 16th century
technique: etched steel
department: Medieval Art
collection: MED - Arms & Armor
type: Arms and Armor
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CREATORS
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measurements: Overall: 25.5 x 17.5 x 13.8 cm (10 1/16 x 6 7/8 x 5 7/16 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
Frank Gair Macomber, Boston, MA (1849-1941), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: ?-1916
footnotes:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1916-
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fun fact:
Etching is a technique where either the design or its ground is bitten into the metal surface with acid, the rest being protected by a protective wax or varnish.
digital description:
wall description:
Shown here together is a burgonet, buffe, and breastplate all decorated with a technique known as etching. A burgonet is a light open helmet characterized by a peak, a fall over the eyes, and hinged earpieces. The face is protected by the addition of a buffe, a sperate detachable element worn with the open helmet that extends to the throat. It connects to the breastplate which protects the abdomen and is worn with a backplate.
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RELATED WORKS
id: 95932
Burgonet, c. 1550–1600. North Italy, 16th century. Steel, etched; overall: 31.5 x 35.4 x 21.3 cm (12 3/8 x 13 15/16 x 8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1653
relationship:
id: 95933
Breastplate with Etched Bands of Trophies and Medallions, c. 1550–1600. North Italy, 16th century. Etched steel; overall: 46 x 34.7 x 15.9 cm (18 1/8 x 13 11/16 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1654
relationship:
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CITATIONS
Catalogue of Arms and Armour. Vol. 3, 16th century. [Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], [1900-1915].
page number: Mentioned: No. (150) 153; Reproduced with: No: (157) 160
url: https://archive.org/details/CatArmsArmour3_201602/page/n243
"Front Matter." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 5, no. 5 (1918).
page number: Reproduced: Front Matter
url: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136194
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. 57, B44
url: https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n81
Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
page number: pp.79, 164; cat. no. 37
url:
Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page number: cat. no. 9, p. 183
url:
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IMAGES
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print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1930/1916.1930_print.jpg
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