id: 102584
accession number: 1921.1250
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Body Guard (Brigandine), c. 1500–1525. Italy (?), early 16th Century. Linen; gold velvet; steel; brass ; overall: 56.5 x 47.6 cm (22 1/4 x 18 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1921.1250
title: Body Guard (Brigandine)
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creation date: c. 1500–1525
creation date earliest: 1495
creation date latest: 1530
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creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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culture: Italy (?), early 16th Century
technique: linen; gold velvet; steel; brass
department: Medieval Art
collection: MED - Arms & Armor
type: Arms and Armor
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CREATORS
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measurements: Overall: 56.5 x 47.6 cm (22 1/4 x 18 3/4 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
Sale: American Art Association, New York, NY, Nov. 18-19, 1921
date: 1921
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1921-
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
American Art Association. An Important Collection of Ancient Arms and Armor. 1921.
page number: cat. no. 236
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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. 66, C14; Reproduced: Plate XIV, C14
url: https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n94
Gilchrist, Helen Ives. Handbook of the Severance Collection of Arms and Armor. Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1948.
page number: Reproduced: p. 22
url: https://archive.org/details/HandbookArmsArmor1948/page/n29
Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
page number: cat. no. 39, p. 164
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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. 15, p. 183
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Dobson, Chris. Beaten Black and Blue: The Myth of the Medieval Knight in Shining Armour. Sant'Albano Stura, Italy: Chris Dobson, 2023.
page number: Reproduced: p. 62, fig. 64
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