The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 18, 2024

Ear Piece of a Helmet

Ear Piece of a Helmet

1500s
steel, brass headed rivets
Overall: 20 x 14 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1530.a
Location: not on view
  • the pair of ear pieces were purchased by Dr. Bashford Dean in Paris in 1891 and presented to his friend, Frank Gair Macomber, Boston, #567.
  • 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. 44, B10 archive.org
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.1530.a