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Source Description
Shown here together is a <em>burgonet</em>, <em>buffe</em>, and breastplate all decorated with a technique known as etching. A burgonet is a light open helmet characterized by a peak, a fall over the eyes, and hinged earpieces. The face is protected by the addition of a buffe, a sperate detachable element worn with the open helmet that extends to the throat. It connects to the breastplate which protects the abdomen and is worn with a backplate.
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Document identity
localId
95933
label
Breastplate with Etched Bands of Trophies and Medallions
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Source metadata
id
95933
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object
title
Breastplate with Etched Bands of Trophies and Medallions
description
Shown here together is a <em>burgonet</em>, <em>buffe</em>, and breastplate all decorated with a technique known as etching. A burgonet is a light open helmet characterized by a peak, a fall over the eyes, and hinged earpieces. The face is protected by the addition of a buffe, a sperate detachable element worn with the open helmet that extends to the throat. It connects to the breastplate which protects the abdomen and is worn with a backplate.
date
c. 1550–1600
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60762622
genreSpecific
Arms and Armor
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 46 x 34.7 x 15.9 cm (18 1/8 x 13 11/16 x 6 1/4 in.)
cul
North Italy, 16th century
accession
1916.1654
Source extras
tec
etched steel
tombstone
Breastplate with Etched Bands of Trophies and Medallions, c. 1550–1600. North Italy, 16th century. Etched steel; overall: 46 x 34.7 x 15.9 cm (18 1/8 x 13 11/16 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1654
collection
MED - Arms & Armor
relatedWorks
id
96209
description
Buffe (etched with bands of trophies), c. 1550–1600. North Italy, 16th century. Etched steel; overall: 25.5 x 17.5 x 13.8 cm (10 1/16 x 6 7/8 x 5 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1930
id
95932
description
Burgonet, c. 1550–1600. North Italy, 16th century. Steel, etched; overall: 31.5 x 35.4 x 21.3 cm (12 3/8 x 13 15/16 x 8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1653
didYouKnow
Etching is a technique where either the design or its ground is bitten into the metal surface with acid, the rest being protected by a protective wax or varnish.
citations
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. (157) 160
citation
"Front Matter." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 5, no. 5 (1918).
page_number
Reproduced: Front Matter
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. 64, C10
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
page_number
pp. 79, 163, cat. no. 31
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N.<em> Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. </em>[Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page_number
cat. no. 25, p. 183
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:09:42.105000
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95933
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Medieval Art
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MED - Arms & Armor
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etched steel
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0
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