COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1916.1511
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CMA_.1916.1511
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Creator Nationality:
European; Northern European; German
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European; Northern European; German
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
South Germany, second half 16th Century
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South Germany, second half 16th Century
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Tilting Suit
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Tilting Suit
Title
false
Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
false
View:
Full View
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Full View
View
false
Creation Date:
second half of 16th Century
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second half of 16th Century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1550
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1550
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1599
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1599
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
steel
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steel
Materials and Techniques
false
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
false
Style or Period:
South Germany
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South Germany
Style or Period
false
Dimensions:
unmeasured
met
unmeasured
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1916.1511
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1916.1511
ID Number
false
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:
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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:
This armor was developed for the joust--a sporting combat of arms between two mounted contestants (though versions of jousting on foot also existed). This example shows the asymmetry of jousting armor. The participants rode along a wall-like barrier known as a 'tilt' with their left sides facing. Consequently, armor on that side of the body tended to be thicker. Note the larger reinforcment plate (called a grandguard) over the left shoulder for extra protection. Also, the breath holes in the helmetwere placed on the right side (farthest from an opponent's lance) to avoid injuries from splinters. The bracket attached to the right breastplate is called the lance-rest, a shock-absorbing support designed to accomodate the lance when 'couched' under the right armpit.The popularity of jousts and tournaments peaked around 1500 and required armor and other sporting equipment adapted for the endlessly varied games. By the reign of Emperor Maximilian I (1493-1519), there were at least eleven different forms of mounted jousts, exclusive of the numerous ceremonial combats on foot which employed such varied weapons as swords, halberds, pikes, and throwing axes. Each blow in the contest, especially favored in Germany, was carefully numbered and prescribed byrules.
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This armor was developed for the joust--a sporting combat of arms between two mounted contestants (though versions of jousting on foot also existed). This example shows the asymmetry of jousting armor. The participants rode along a wall-like barrier known as a 'tilt' with their left sides facing. Consequently, armor on that side of the body tended to be thicker. Note the larger reinforcment plate (called a grandguard) over the left shoulder for extra protection. Also, the breath holes in the helmetwere placed on the right side (farthest from an opponent's lance) to avoid injuries from splinters. The bracket attached to the right breastplate is called the lance-rest, a shock-absorbing support designed to accomodate the lance when 'couched' under the right armpit.The popularity of jousts and tournaments peaked around 1500 and required armor and other sporting equipment adapted for the endlessly varied games. By the reign of Emperor Maximilian I (1493-1519), there were at least eleven different forms of mounted jousts, exclusive of the numerous ceremonial combats on foot which employed such varied weapons as swords, halberds, pikes, and throwing axes. Each blow in the contest, especially favored in Germany, was carefully numbered and prescribed byrules.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1916.1511.tif
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CMA_.1916.1511.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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