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Open helmets like this one were used by medieval infantries. The helmet weighs 12-1/2 pounds. This unusual weight was required for siege purposes—such helmets were worn by the men who attempted to scale the walls of an armed town. The rivet holes along the ridge were for the attachment of the liner.
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Document identity
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96204
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Kettle Hat (War Hat)
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96204
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object
title
Kettle Hat (War Hat)
description
Open helmets like this one were used by medieval infantries. The helmet weighs 12-1/2 pounds. This unusual weight was required for siege purposes—such helmets were worn by the men who attempted to scale the walls of an armed town. The rivet holes along the ridge were for the attachment of the liner.
date
c. 1460
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language
en
wikidata
Q60760916
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Arms and Armor
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 30.3 x 25.9 x 17.5 cm (11 15/16 x 10 3/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
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Italy, 15th century
accession
1916.1919
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steel
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Kettle Hat (War Hat), c. 1460. Italy, 15th century. Steel; overall: 30.3 x 25.9 x 17.5 cm (11 15/16 x 10 3/16 x 6 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1919
collection
MED - Arms & Armor
didYouKnow
Modern soldiers wear Kevlar combat helmets that weigh four to five pounds. By comparison, this medieval helmet is nearly three times as heavy. Imagine what it would have been like to wear such a heavy piece of equipment on your head during a siege.
citations
citation
<em>Catalogue of Arms and Armour.</em> Vol. 1, <em>14th & 15th centuries. </em>[Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], [1900-1915].
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: No. 24 [22]
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. 42, B4
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
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cat. no. 63, p. 165
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. </em>[Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
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cat. no. 42, p. 184
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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2026-05-29 05:10:50.327000
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96204
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Medieval Art
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MED - Arms & Armor
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