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Source Description
This partial suit of armor contains a close helmet, breastplate, and backplate. Below the breast plate is the fauld, plates of armor that extend below the breastplate to protect the waist and hips. The breastplate includes a lance rest, a metal flange that could be brought down when needed. The lance rest helps spread the impact of a blow through the breastplate to the torso of the wearer, thus redirecting the force of the blow away from the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder. The helmet is a true "close helmet"; it pivots open at the rivets on the side and completely protects the face when lowered.
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Document identity
localId
104711
label
Elements from a Partial Suit of Armor
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
104711
contentType
object
title
Elements from a Partial Suit of Armor
description
This partial suit of armor contains a close helmet, breastplate, and backplate. Below the breast plate is the fauld, plates of armor that extend below the breastplate to protect the waist and hips. The breastplate includes a lance rest, a metal flange that could be brought down when needed. The lance rest helps spread the impact of a blow through the breastplate to the torso of the wearer, thus redirecting the force of the blow away from the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder. The helmet is a true "close helmet"; it pivots open at the rivets on the side and completely protects the face when lowered.
date
c. 1510–30
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60740994
genreSpecific
Arms and Armor
imageCount
1
source
import
cul
Germany
accession
1923.1067
Source extras
tec
steel with black paint
tombstone
Elements from a Partial Suit of Armor, c. 1510–30. Germany. Steel with black paint. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1923.1067
collection
MED - Arms & Armor
didYouKnow
Unfortunately the remainder of this suit of armor has been lost to history.
citations
citation
American Art Association.<em> Illustrated Catalogue of Ancient Arms and Armor, Stained Glass, Coffrets and Furniture, Authentic Specimens, in Nearly All Instances European. </em>New York: American Art Association, 1923.
page_number
cat. no. 250
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. 24-26, A4; Reproduced: Plate III, A4
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N.<em> Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page_number
p. 63; cat. no. 5, p. 162
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
page_number
cat. no. 1, p. 182
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:38:53.304000
sourceId
104711
dept
Medieval Art
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MED - Arms & Armor
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steel with black paint
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1
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0
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photo
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