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Source Description
A breastplate is an element of armor that protects the chest and abdomen; it would have been worn with a now missing backplate. Nuremburg was one of the chief armor production centers and gained international renown; armor produced there was exported throughout Europe. It was not a coincidence that Nuremburg was known for its armor. The ore available in the region made Nuremburg an iron producing center close to the raw material needed to make a better quality and reliable product.
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Document identity
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97032
label
Gothic Breastplate
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Source metadata
id
97032
contentType
object
title
Gothic Breastplate
description
A breastplate is an element of armor that protects the chest and abdomen; it would have been worn with a now missing backplate. Nuremburg was one of the chief armor production centers and gained international renown; armor produced there was exported throughout Europe. It was not a coincidence that Nuremburg was known for its armor. The ore available in the region made Nuremburg an iron producing center close to the raw material needed to make a better quality and reliable product.
date
c. 1540
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60779251
genreSpecific
Arms and Armor
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 32.4 x 31.4 cm (12 3/4 x 12 3/8 in.)
cul
Germany
accession
1916.684
Source extras
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steel
tombstone
Gothic Breastplate, c. 1540. Germany. Steel; overall: 32.4 x 31.4 cm (12 3/4 x 12 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.684
collection
MED - Arms & Armor
didYouKnow
If you are looking for this in the armor court make sure to look up; it is displayed as part of a panoply, or display with other arms.
citations
citation
<em>Catalogue of Arms and Armour.</em> [Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], 1900.
page_number
cat. 343
citation
Hôtel des Ventes, Beauvais. <em>Catalogue des armes & armures, habit de Mestre de Camp composant la collection de M. le Marquis de Belleval et de Licques. </em>Jan 21-23, 1901. Lot 17.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 9, lot 17
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: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 62, C5
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
page_number
162, cat. no. 9
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page_number
183, cat. no. 21
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
galleryDonorText
Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Armor Court
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:13:35.904000
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97032
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Medieval Art
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MED - Arms & Armor
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steel
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