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Document identity
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95314
label
Peaked Morion
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Source metadata
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95314
contentType
object
title
Peaked Morion
date
c. 1580–90
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60740149
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Arms and Armor
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 35.4 x 23.7 x 26.7 cm (13 15/16 x 9 5/16 x 10 1/2 in.)
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North Italy, Milan?, 16th century
accession
1916.1085
Source extras
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etched russet steel with traces of gilding; roped brim, brass plume holder
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Peaked Morion, c. 1580–90. North Italy, Milan?, 16th century. Etched russet steel with traces of gilding; roped brim, brass plume holder; overall: 35.4 x 23.7 x 26.7 cm (13 15/16 x 9 5/16 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1085
collection
MED - Arms & Armor
didYouKnow
Originally this helmet was topped with a feathered plume. The Swiss Guard, a regiment of soldiers that has guarded the Vatican since the 16th century, wear similar looking peaked morions today, though theirs are adorned with voluminous ostrich feather plumes.
citations
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.
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Mentioned: p. 43, B7
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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2026-05-29 05:06:30.322000
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95314
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Medieval Art
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MED - Arms & Armor
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etched russet steel with traces of gilding; roped brim, brass plume holder
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