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Source Description
A sallet is a light, semi-open helmet popular in the 15th century. Its rounded skullpiece was sometimes fitted with a visor, although this is not true of those used by archers, who weren't normally involved in close combat. They are distinguished from the even simpler, earlier basinet by their flared tail in back, which would deflect blows aimed at the back of the neck. The holes around the edges were for the attachment of a lining.
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Document identity
localId
11553
label
Archer's Sallet
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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11553
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object
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normalized
title
Archer's Sallet
description
A sallet is a light, semi-open helmet popular in the 15th century. Its rounded skullpiece was sometimes fitted with a visor, although this is not true of those used by archers, who weren't normally involved in close combat. They are distinguished from the even simpler, earlier basinet by their flared tail in back, which would deflect blows aimed at the back of the neck. The holes around the edges were for the attachment of a lining.
provenance
Sale, American Art Association, New York, November 14, 1921, no. 93; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1921 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1450-1470 (Late Medieval)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
sallets
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
22.7
height
16.5
depth
26.7
dimensionsRaw
8 15/16 x 6 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (22.7 x 16.5 x 26.7 cm)
Source extras
med
steel
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33562
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ARM
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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