COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1916.1787
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CMA_.1916.1787
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; Dutch
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European; Dutch
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Holland (?), c.1590-1625
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Holland (?), c.1590-1625
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Close Helmet (from a funerary achievement?)
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Close Helmet (from a funerary achievement?)
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:
c.1590-1625
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c.1590-1625
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1590
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1590
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1625
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1625
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
gilded steel (invaded with rust); red velvet lining, plume holder
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gilded steel (invaded with rust); red velvet lining, plume holder
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:
Holland (?)
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Holland (?)
Style or Period
false
Dimensions:
Overall: 33cm x 34cm x 21.3cm
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Overall: 33cm x 34cm x 21.3cm
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:
1916.1787
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1916.1787
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 helmet, shown with its corresponding gorget (throat defence), was originally a perfectly functional helmet for field use. They appear to have later served a funerary purpose. The helmet and gorget were probably used as an ornament suspended over the church tomb of an unidentified knight. It would have thus been a rich and imposing symbol of the dead knight's social rank and personal authority. Numerous precedents exist for this practice, perhaps the most noteworthy is the great helm of Edward, the Black Prince (d. 1376), displayed over the canopy of his tomb in Canterbury Cathedral.
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This helmet, shown with its corresponding gorget (throat defence), was originally a perfectly functional helmet for field use. They appear to have later served a funerary purpose. The helmet and gorget were probably used as an ornament suspended over the church tomb of an unidentified knight. It would have thus been a rich and imposing symbol of the dead knight's social rank and personal authority. Numerous precedents exist for this practice, perhaps the most noteworthy is the great helm of Edward, the Black Prince (d. 1376), displayed over the canopy of his tomb in Canterbury Cathedral.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.armor_group2.tif
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CMA_.armor_group2.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false