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Source Description
This is a rare example of a type of helmet used from about 1350 to 1480. Its conical shape deflected glancing blows to the head. Italian chronicles refer to professional men-at-arms as <em>barbuti</em>. The word derives from the Italian <em>barba</em>, or beard, a reference to the hood of mail often attached to these early helmets. The row of small holes along the face opening and neck were for the attachment of the hood and lining.
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Document identity
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104709
label
Barbute (from the Venetian Garrison at Chalcis)
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104709
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Barbute (from the Venetian Garrison at Chalcis)
description
This is a rare example of a type of helmet used from about 1350 to 1480. Its conical shape deflected glancing blows to the head. Italian chronicles refer to professional men-at-arms as <em>barbuti</em>. The word derives from the Italian <em>barba</em>, or beard, a reference to the hood of mail often attached to these early helmets. The row of small holes along the face opening and neck were for the attachment of the hood and lining.
date
c. 1350–1420
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60758189
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Arms and Armor
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 29 x 21 x 25 cm (11 7/16 x 8 1/4 x 9 13/16 in.); Sleeves: 43.2 cm (17 in.)
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North Italy, 14th-15th century
accession
1923.1065
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iron
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Barbute (from the Venetian Garrison at Chalcis), c. 1350–1420. North Italy, 14th-15th century. Iron; overall: 29 x 21 x 25 cm (11 7/16 x 8 1/4 x 9 13/16 in.); sleeves: 43.2 cm (17 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1923.1065
collection
MED - Arms & Armor
formerAccessionNumbers
1923.1065,a
didYouKnow
This helmet and a number of others were apparently excavated from the Venetian garrison at Chalcis on the Greek island of Euboea.
citations
citation
American Art Association.<em> Illustrated Catalogue of Ancient Arms and Armor, Stained Glass, Coffrets and Furniture,</em> Authentic Specimens, in Nearly All Instances European. New York: American Art Association, 1923.
page_number
lot 246
citation
Gilchrist, Helen Ives. <em>A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms & 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. 41, B1; Mention: p. 77, D1
citation
"Bascinet." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 11</em>, no. 3 (March 1924): 51-70
page_number
Mentioned: P. 62-63; Reproduced: P.65
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N. A<em>rms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
page_number
pp. 34, 44, 165; cat. no. 68
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page_number
p. 44, 184, cat. no. 40
citation
Peter Finer (Firm). <em>Peter Finer: [Catalog]</em>. Ilmington, England: Peter Finer, 1995.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 19
citation
Gertsman, Elina and Barbara H. Rosenwein. <em>The Middle Ages in 50 Objects</em>. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 150-153; Reproduced: p. 151
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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2026-05-29 05:39:00.969000
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104709
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Medieval Art
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MED - Arms & Armor
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