Pikeman's Helmet

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

CMA_.1923.1063.a-d

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CMA_.1923.1063.a-d

AMICA ID

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AMICA Library Year:

1998

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1998

AMICA Library Year

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Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

false

Creator Nationality:

British

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British

Creator Nationality

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Creator Dates/Places:

England

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England

Creator Dates/Places

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Creator Name-CRT:

England, Greenwich (?), 17th Century

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England, Greenwich (?), 17th Century

Creator Name-CRT

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Title:

Pikeman's Helmet

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Pikeman's Helmet

Title

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Title Type:

Primary

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Primary

Title Type

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View:

Full View

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Full View

View

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Creation Date:

c. 1620-1630

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c. 1620-1630

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

1620

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1620

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1630

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1630

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

steel with brass rivets and black paint

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steel with brass rivets and black paint

Materials and Techniques

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Classification Term:

Armor

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Armor

Classification Term

false

Classification Term:

Arms

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Arms

Classification Term

false

Classification Term:

Arms

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Arms

Classification Term

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Dimensions:

Overall: 38.5cm x 26cm x 23.5cm

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Overall: 38.5cm x 26cm x 23.5cm

Dimensions

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AMICA Contributor:

The Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Cleveland Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

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Owner Location:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

1923.1063.a

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1923.1063.a

ID Number

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ID Number:

1923.1063.b

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1923.1063.b

ID Number

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ID Number:

1923.1063.c

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1923.1063.c

ID Number

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ID Number:

1923.1063.d

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1923.1063.d

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance

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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html

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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>

Rights

false

Context:

Pikemen formed the backbone of infantry tactics through the end of the English Civil Wars (1642-1651). Because the rate of fire of musketeers was too slow to defend themselves against cavalry charges during the slow reloading process, companies of pikemen armed with pikes of from twelve to sixteen feet in length, were deployed in defensive formations to protect the unarmored musketeers. The pikemen, wearing armor such as this against lance thrusts and sword cuts, stood in massed squares. The musketeers were deployed on the flanks and retreated behind the pikemen when the cavalry attacked.The pikeman was equiped with a corselet like this one, consisting of a breastplate and backplate, hinged tassets reaching to mid-thigh, and sometimes a neck piece or "gorget", worn over a heavy buffcoat. High boots replaced leg armor. A brimmed, high-combed helmet known as a "pot" was worn to protect the head. A plume-holder may be seen at the back of this helmet.The tassets of this suit, though beaten from a single piece of metal, were embossed to simulate six lames. This imitation of a much more expensive construction was common in ready-made, unfitted, cheap armor. The armor of an infantryman saw hard service, and it was usually colored and treated (though theblack paint seen here is modern) to control rusting and to add decorative interest.

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Pikemen formed the backbone of infantry tactics through the end of the English Civil Wars (1642-1651). Because the rate of fire of musketeers was too slow to defend themselves against cavalry charges during the slow reloading process, companies of pikemen armed with pikes of from twelve to sixteen feet in length, were deployed in defensive formations to protect the unarmored musketeers. The pikemen, wearing armor such as this against lance thrusts and sword cuts, stood in massed squares. The musketeers were deployed on the flanks and retreated behind the pikemen when the cavalry attacked.The pikeman was equiped with a corselet like this one, consisting of a breastplate and backplate, hinged tassets reaching to mid-thigh, and sometimes a neck piece or "gorget", worn over a heavy buffcoat. High boots replaced leg armor. A brimmed, high-combed helmet known as a "pot" was worn to protect the head. A plume-holder may be seen at the back of this helmet.The tassets of this suit, though beaten from a single piece of metal, were embossed to simulate six lames. This imitation of a much more expensive construction was common in ready-made, unfitted, cheap armor. The armor of an infantryman saw hard service, and it was usually colored and treated (though theblack paint seen here is modern) to control rusting and to add decorative interest.

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