id:			170167
accession number:	2012.37.e
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2012.37.e
updated:		2023-03-22 03:04:54.092000

Cuirassier's Armor: Proper Right Pauldron, c. 1600–20. Austria, Graz(?), early 17th century. Steel (originally blued, now black); leather straps; overall: 171.4 cm (67 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2012.37.e

title:				Cuirassier's Armor: Proper Right Pauldron
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creation date:			c. 1600–20
creation date earliest:		1595
creation date latest:		1625
current location:		210A Armor Court
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Austria, Graz(?), early 17th century
technique:	steel (originally blued, now black); leather straps
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Arms & Armor
type:		Arms and Armor
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measurements: Overall: 171.4 cm (67 1/2 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Proof mark (musket shot) is located on the proper left side of the breastplate
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Archduke Eugen of Austria, the Castle of Hohenwerfen, near Salzburg; Anderson Galleries, New York (1927);  William Randolph Hearst (1956); David Norton Yerkes, Washington, DC; to his daughter, Catharine Y. Kulski [by inheritance]
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fun fact:
When put together, this suit of armor is just over 5-1/2 feet tall.

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wall description:
The cuirassier was the heavy cavalryman of the late 1500s and early 1600s. Carrying pistols and a sword, he was clad in full armor, with the exception of his lower legs, which were protected by heavy riding boots. Shortly after 1650, such heavy cavalry armor disappeared from use. By then, European cavalries had abandoned full armor as impractical against the increased sophistication of firearms.
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