Detail View: The AMICA Library: Chanfron in Maximilian Style

AMICA ID: 
CMA_.1916.1845
AMICA Library Year: 
1998
Object Type: 
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality: 
European; Northern European; German
Creator Dates/Places: 
Germany
Creator Name-CRT: 
Germany, Nuremberg (?), c. 1510
Title: 
Chanfron in Maximilian Style
Title Type: 
Primary
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
c. 1510
Creation Start Date: 
1500
Creation End Date: 
1520
Materials and Techniques: 
steel
Classification Term: 
Armor
Classification Term: 
Arms
Classification Term: 
Arms
Dimensions: 
Overall: 59.2cm x 33.2cm x 10.1cm
AMICA Contributor: 
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 
1916.1845
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
Rights: 
Context: 
The chanfron was the primary element that protected and decorated a horse's forehead and face. It consisted of a plate of steel contoured to the horse's head from its ears to its nostrils. Normally, two holes were cut at each side of the forehead for the ears, and earpieces were sometimes riveted around their edges. This example, however, was forged in one piece. It belongs to the transitional period between the Gothic and the fluted armors introduced by Emperor Maximilian. The hinge at the top is for the attachment of the crest plate.
Related Image Identifier Link: 
CMA_.1916.1845.tif