id:			100101
accession number:	1919.62
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1919.62
updated:		2023-03-20 10:11:50.301000

Helmet, 1600s. North India. Steel with gold and brass; overall: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.); diameter: 20.7 cm (8 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1919.62

title:				Helmet
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creation date:			1600s
creation date earliest:		1600
creation date latest:		1699
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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culture:	North India
technique:	steel with gold and brass
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Arms and Armor
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.); Diameter: 20.7 cm (8 1/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Art and Stories from Mughal India
	opening date:   2016-07-31T04:00:00
	<i>Art and Stories from Mughal India</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016).

	title:		Artlens Exhibition 2017
	opening date:   2017-06-24T04:00:00
	<i>Artlens Exhibition 2017</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 24, 2017-May 29, 2019).

	title:		Martial Art of India (Indian Painting rotation)
	opening date:   2022-02-11T05:00:00
	<i>Martial Art of India (Indian Painting rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 11-August 21, 2022).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Theodore Offerman [c. 1873–1937], New York, NY, consigned to the American Art Association for sale
	date: ?-February 8, 1919
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	(American Art Association, New York, NY, Theodore Offerman Collection sale, February 8, 1919, lot no. 300)
	date: February 8, 1919
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	John L. [1863–1936] and Elisabeth Huntington DeWitt Severance [1865–1929], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1919
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1919-
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wall description:
Mughal soldiers wore hemispherical steel helmets to battle. This helmet’s surface features decorative floral patterns created using a process called damascening, in which gold wire was hammered into steel grooves. A leaf-shaped guard slides down in front of the nose for protection. The short tubes on either side of the nasal guard were for holding plumes, most popularly black heron feathers or white aigrettes. The spike that would have been on the apex has broken off. Also missing is the stuffed cotton padding that lined the interior. Chain mail made up of interlocking steel wire rings protected the ears, neck, and shoulders.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	American Art Association, New York. <em>Ancient Arms and Weapons and Accoutrements. Theodore Offerman Collection</em>. 7–8 February 1919.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: lot no. 300
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	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. 56, B43
	url:		https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n80

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