The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 21, 2025
Visored Sallet
c. 1490–1500
Location: 210A Armor Court
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Medieval sallets were design inspiration for modern-day fireman's helmets.Description
The sallet is a partly open-face helmet common in Europe during the 1400s, used in both equestrian and infantry versions. Sallets with movable visors, like this example, are considered to be more technically and visually interesting; beautifully streamlined, it assumes a highly sculptural teardrop shape. Originally it would have been part of a complete suit of armor. The sallet became the quintessential helmet form of the late Middle Ages and is frequently represented in medieval miniatures and woodcuts.- Hans von Schulthess-Bodmer, Zurich (before 1930)-2008Eric von Schulthess, Zurich2008-2014Lennart Viebahn, Germany, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art2014-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Oh
- Fliegel, Stephen N. “Acquisition Highlights 2014: Medieval Art.” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine 55, no. 2 (March/April 2015): 12-13. Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 15 archive.org
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2014.393