id:			171616
accession number:	2014.393
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2014.393
updated:		2022-01-04 17:59:58.002000

Visored Sallet, c. 1490–1500. Germany, 16th century. Steel; overall: 21 x 25 x 42 cm (8 1/4 x 9 13/16 x 16 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2014.393

title:				Visored Sallet
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creation date:			c. 1490–1500
creation date earliest:		1485
creation date latest:		1505
current location:		210A Armor Court
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Germany, 16th century
technique:	steel
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Arms & Armor
type:		Arms and Armor
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measurements: Overall: 21 x 25 x 42 cm (8 1/4 x 9 13/16 x 16 9/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Hans von Schulthess-Bodmer, Zurich (before 1930)
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	Eric von Schulthess, Zurich
	date: -2008
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	Lennart Viebahn, Germany, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Oh
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fun fact: 
Medieval <em>sallets </em>were design inspiration for modern-day fireman's helmets.

digital description: 
The <em>sallet</em> is a partly open-face helmet common in Europe during the 1400s, used in both equestrian and infantry versions. Sallets with movable visors, like this example, are considered to be more technically and visually interesting; beautifully streamlined, it assumes a highly sculptural teardrop shape. Originally it would have been part of a complete suit of armor. The sallet became the quintessential helmet form of the late Middle Ages and is frequently represented in medieval miniatures and woodcuts.

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IMAGES

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