Pauldron for Right shoulder

c. 1560–70 Overall: 26.4 x 28 cm (10 3/8 x 11 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1528

This element for the shoulder once belonged to a suit decorated by the bluing technique, a process of superheating armor plates to achieve a deep blue color. Bluing required heating to at least 590 degrees Fahrenheit, the temperature at which oxidation occurs. Although the ori...

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