The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of March 22, 2025
Peaked Morion
c. 1580–90
Overall: 35.4 x 23.7 x 26.7 cm (13 15/16 x 9 5/16 x 10 1/2 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1085
Location: 210A Armor Court
Did You Know?
Originally this helmet was topped with a feathered plume. The Swiss Guard, a regiment of soldiers that has guarded the Vatican since the 16th century, wear similar looking peaked morions today, though theirs are adorned with voluminous ostrich feather plumes.- Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat. #421.
- 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. 43, B7 archive.org
- Armor Court Reinstallation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).The Cleveland Museum of Art (09/10/1998); "Armor Court Reinstallation"
- {{cite web|title=Peaked Morion|url=false|author=|year=c. 1580–90|access-date=22 March 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
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