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Triple-Crested Burgonet

Triple-Crested Burgonet

c. 1560–70
(?)
steel, leather bands
Overall: 28 x 30.2 x 21.3 cm (11 x 11 7/8 x 8 3/8 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1804.a
Location: 210A Armor Court

Did You Know?

The open face of the burgonet meant it was a lighter and cheaper to manufacture than closed face helmets, it also allowed the wearer to see more freely, the trade off was less protection for the face.

Description

Popular throughout the 1500s and 1600s, the burgonet was a light, open headpiece favored by cavalry and infantry alike. Its main features are a peak over the eyes and hinged cheekpieces that fasten with a strap or lace under the chin. The basic helmet lent itself to variations of design or ornamentation. This version, with its triple crests, is known to have been produced in Augsburg. The style was worn by the bodyguard of Emperor Charles V (ruled 1519-56).
  • ?-1916
    Frank Gair Macomber (1849-1941), Boston, MA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1916-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Catalogue of Arms and Armour. [Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], 1900. cat. no. 306 archive.org
    Cleveland Museum of Art, and Helen Ives Gilchrist. Handbook of the Severance Collection of Arms and Armor. Cleveland, O.: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1925. Cat. no. A7 archive.org
    Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998. p. 74, 165, cat. no. 58
    Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007. p. 90, 184, cat. no. 49
  • Armor Court Reinstallation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).
  • {{cite web|title=Triple-Crested Burgonet|url=false|author=|year=c. 1560–70|access-date=04 May 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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