The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 2, 2020

Gothic Backplate

c. 1475-1500

Germany, late 15th Century

Steel, modern leather straps

Overall: 44.5 x 34.5 x 16.5 cm (17 1/2 x 13 9/16 x 6 1/2 in.)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1613

Location

210A Armor Court

Provenance
Thill; Frank Gair Macomber, Boston
Citations
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. 21, A1 archive.org
Exhibition history

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

35th Anniversary Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-September 30, 1951).

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

Source URL: https://cmaweb23-bbn-2.clevelandart.org/art/1916.1613