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Source Description
This plate, one of two was once part of a saddle, are from tournament armor for man and horse made for the sons of Emperor Maximilian II, archdukes Rudolf and Ernst. Most of the remaining elements of this armor are still in the collections of the Imperial Armouries in Vienna. The decorative pattern (in the imperial colors of black and gold) forms elegant knots, with distinctive foliage and hop sprigs filling the loops.
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Document identity
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96176
label
Pommel Plate of a Saddle, from the "Flechtband" Garniture of Rudolf II and Archduke Ernst, Vienna
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96176
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object
title
Pommel Plate of a Saddle, from the "Flechtband" Garniture of Rudolf II and Archduke Ernst, Vienna
description
This plate, one of two was once part of a saddle, are from tournament armor for man and horse made for the sons of Emperor Maximilian II, archdukes Rudolf and Ernst. Most of the remaining elements of this armor are still in the collections of the Imperial Armouries in Vienna. The decorative pattern (in the imperial colors of black and gold) forms elegant knots, with distinctive foliage and hop sprigs filling the loops.
date
c. 1571
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60752231
creators
10320
genreSpecific
Arms and Armor
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 33 x 17.8 cm (13 x 7 in.)
cul
Germany, Augsburg
accession
1916.1888.1
Source extras
tec
blued, etched, and gilded steel
tombstone
Pommel Plate of a Saddle, from the "Flechtband" Garniture of Rudolf II and Archduke Ernst, Vienna, c. 1571. Anton Peffenhauser (German, 1525–1603). Blued, etched, and gilded steel; overall: 33 x 17.8 cm (13 x 7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1888.1
collection
MED - Arms & Armor
didYouKnow
Once part of a saddle, this plate protected the rider's thigh.
citations
citation
Rudolph Lepke’s Kunst-Auctions-Haus, Berlin. <em>R. Zschille’sche waffensammlung.</em> Mar 21-22, 1900.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 9, lot 37; Reproduced: lot 37
citation
<em>Catalogue of Arms and Armour</em>. Vol. 3, <em>16th century</em>. [Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], [1900-1915].
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: No. (171) 175
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. 241, J43; Reproduced: Plate XLVIII, J43
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N.<em> Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. </em>[Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
page_number
pp. 99, 166; cat. no. 77
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page_number
cat. no. 74, p. 185-186
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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2026-05-29 05:10:43.862000
sourceId
96176
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Medieval Art
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MED - Arms & Armor
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blued, etched, and gilded steel
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male
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