The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 22, 2025

Shield Boss

1800s

Italy, Renaissance Style

brass, gilded
Diameter: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1968
Location: Not on view
  • Frank Gair Macomber, Boston, #587.
  • 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. 260, M17 archive.org
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.1968