The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of March 29, 2024
Hauberk
1400s
Overall: 110.5 cm (43 1/2 in.)
Gift of John L. Severance 1916.1552
Location: 210A Armor Court
Did You Know?
Mail provided excellent defense against the sword cut, though only limited defense against crushing blows from weapons like the mace or the battle axe.Description
By the early 1400s the hauberk was being worn as an accessory to supplement full or partial plate armor. It offered a secondary level of protection for areas not fully covered by plate armor, such as the armpit and groin. The making of chainmail involved the linking of thousands of small rings of steel.- ?-1916Frank Gair Macomber; Boston, MA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art1916-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. 79, D6 archive.orgFliegel, Stephen N. Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998. cat. no. 83, p. 166Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007. cat. no. 85, p. 186
- Armor Court Reinstallation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).
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