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Collection Online as of December 20, 2025
Elements from a Partial Suit of Armor
c. 1510–30
Location: 210A Armor Court
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Unfortunately the remainder of this suit of armor has been lost to history.Description
This partial suit of armor contains a close helmet, breastplate, and backplate. Below the breast plate is the fauld, plates of armor that extend below the breastplate to protect the waist and hips. The breastplate includes a lance rest, a metal flange that could be brought down when needed. The lance rest helps spread the impact of a blow through the breastplate to the torso of the wearer, thus redirecting the force of the blow away from the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder. The helmet is a true "close helmet"; it pivots open at the rivets on the side and completely protects the face when lowered.- Bashford Dean (1867-1928), New York, NY1923(Sale, American Art Association Galleries, New York, NY, Nov. 23-4, 1923)1923-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- American Art Association. Illustrated Catalogue of Ancient Arms and Armor, Stained Glass, Coffrets and Furniture, Authentic Specimens, in Nearly All Instances European. New York: American Art Association, 1923. cat. no. 250Gilchrist, 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. 24-26, A4; Reproduced: Plate III, A4 archive.orgFliegel, Stephen N. Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007. p. 63; cat. no. 5, p. 162Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998. cat. no. 1, p. 182
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