Breastplate from Hussar's Cuirass
c. 1580
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Breastplate from Hussar's Cuirass, c. 1580. Germany, Augsburg or Hungary, 16th century. Steel (originally blued, now russet), etched and gilded strapwork bands; ; overall: 42.3 x 35 cm (16 5/8 x 13 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1521 The breastplate’s contours, like the ridge down the center, were designed to deflect arrows and other projectiles.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- Steel (originally blued, now russet), etched and gilded strapwork bands;
- Dimensions
- Overall: 42.3 x 35 cm (16 5/8 x 13 3/4 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: TAMGA Remark: on proper right, mark of the Constantinople Armory
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1916.1521
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
- Exhibitions
- Armor Court Reinstallation, Artlens Exhibition 2019
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- ArtLens Exhibition A
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