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Source Description
When the elements that made up a suit of armor had been forged, shaped, and polished, they were inspected for fit and finish. At this stage the master armorer would use a punch to stamp each element with his maker's mark. Other associated marks might include a town or guild mark, depending on the city of origin. The set of three marks shown here are of a type known to be Milanese. The upper mark seems to show three letters beneath a crown, while the mark below, twice repeated, is a split cross with the letters inside. These probably refer to the Missaglias.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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96356
label
Pair of Gothic Fan-Shaped Pauldron
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96356
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object
title
Pair of Gothic Fan-Shaped Pauldron
description
When the elements that made up a suit of armor had been forged, shaped, and polished, they were inspected for fit and finish. At this stage the master armorer would use a punch to stamp each element with his maker's mark. Other associated marks might include a town or guild mark, depending on the city of origin. The set of three marks shown here are of a type known to be Milanese. The upper mark seems to show three letters beneath a crown, while the mark below, twice repeated, is a split cross with the letters inside. These probably refer to the Missaglias.
date
c. 1485–1500
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60757036
creators
10185
genreSpecific
Arms and Armor
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 21.5 x 25.2 x 14.8 cm (8 7/16 x 9 15/16 x 5 13/16 in.)
cul
Italy, Milan
accession
1916.208
Source extras
tec
steel
tombstone
Pair of Gothic Fan-Shaped Pauldron, c. 1485–1500. Antonio Missaglia (Italian, 1416/17–1495/96). Steel; overall: 21.5 x 25.2 x 14.8 cm (8 7/16 x 9 15/16 x 5 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.2080
collection
MED - Gothic
inscriptions
inscription
GAN, YA, YA
inscription_remark
Antonio MissagliaGAN (?) beneath a crown and YA beneath a split cross (twice repeated)
didYouKnow
A pauldron is a component of plate armor that covers the shoulder and often the armpit, and parts of the back and chest as well.
citations
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance, Elizabeth Huntington De Witt Severance, and Helen Ives Gilchrist<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: Cleveland museum of art, 1924.
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A1
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
page_number
cat. no. 24, p. 163
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. </em>[Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page_number
p. 59, 183, cat. no. 12
citation
Dobson, Christopher. <em>Alla Tedesca? :</em> <em>Italian ‘Gothic’ Armour and the Export Trade</em>. Sant’Albano Stura, Italy: Christopher Dobson, 2024.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 92; reproduced; p. 92, fig. 89 & p. 176, fig. 212
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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2026-05-29 05:11:26.763000
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96356
dept
Medieval Art
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MED - Gothic
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steel
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male
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photo
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