Collection Online as of March 28, 2023

Breastplate

mid-1500s

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Germany, Landshut, mid-16th century

Steel

Overall: 39.4 x 35.8 x 17.5 cm (15 1/2 x 14 1/8 x 6 7/8 in.)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1091.a

Location

210A Armor Court

Provenance

Zschille; Frank Gair Macomber, Boston, cat.# 159.

Citations

Catalogue of Arms and Armour. Vol. 3, 16th century. [Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], [1900-1915]. Mentioned and Reproduced: No. (158) 161 archive.org

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. 27-28, A6 archive.org

Exhibition history

The Cleveland Museum of Art (09/10/1998); "Armor Court Reinstallation"

Armor Court Reinstallation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).