Detail View: The AMICA Library: Armet à Rondelle

AMICA ID: 
CMA_.1916.1551
AMICA Library Year: 
1999
Object Type: 
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality: 
European; Southern European; Italian; Milanese
Creator Dates/Places: 
Italy, Milan, c. 1460-1475
Creator Name-CRT: 
Italy, Milan, c. 1460-1475
Title: 
Armet à Rondelle
Title Type: 
Primary
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
c. 1460 - 1475
Creation Start Date: 
1455
Creation End Date: 
1480
Materials and Techniques: 
steel
Classification Term: 
Armor
Classification Term: 
Arms
Classification Term: 
Arms
Dimensions: 
Overall: 28.6cm x 32.4cm x 20.3cm
AMICA Contributor: 
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 
1916.1551
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
Rights: 
Provenance: 
Frank Gair Macomber, Boston; cat. #552
Context: 
The armet is a visored helmet with cheekpieces that fasten at the chin. The 'rondelle' is the disc at the back of the neck. Its purpose was to protect the point where the two cheekpieces join at the back. This style of helmet was the typical headpiece ofthe fully armored equestrian knight throughout most of the 1400s.
Related Image Identifier Link: 
CMA_.1916.1551.tif