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Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Pauldron for Right shoulder

Pauldron for Right shoulder

c. 1560–70
steel, blued and gilded
Overall: 26.4 x 28 cm (10 3/8 x 11 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1528
Location: 210A Armor Court

Did You Know?

A pauldron is a component of plate armor that covers the shoulder and often the armpit, and parts of the back and chest as well.

Description

This element for the shoulder once belonged to a suit decorated by the bluing technique, a process of superheating armor plates to achieve a deep blue color. Bluing required heating to at least 590 degrees Fahrenheit, the temperature at which oxidation occurs. Although the original color is now darkened it would have originally been a deep shade of blue. It was further enhanced with gilding to create additional contrast for a refined appearance.
  • Duc d'Osuna
    -1916
    Frank Gair Macomber (1849-1941), Boston, MA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1916-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Gilchrist, Helen Ives. A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms & Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance; 1916-1923. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924. Mentioned: p. 71, C32 archive.org
    Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998. cat. no. 21, p. 163
    Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007. cat. no. 13, p. 183.
  • Armor Court Reinstallation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).
  • {{cite web|title=Pauldron for Right shoulder|url=false|author=|year=c. 1560–70|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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