Close Helmet (from a funerary achievement?)
c.1590–1625
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Close Helmet (from a funerary achievement?), c.1590–1625. Holland (?), late 16th-early 17th Century. Gilded steel (invaded with rust); red velvet lining, plume holder; overall: 33 x 34 x 21.3 cm (13 x 13 3/8 x 8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1787 This helmet was decorated with a technique known as fire-gilding, an incredibly toxic process involving mercury that produced a gold finish, now worn away.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- gilded steel (invaded with rust); red velvet lining, plume holder
- Dimensions
- Overall: 33 x 34 x 21.3 cm (13 x 13 3/8 x 8 3/8 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1916.1787
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
- Exhibitions
- Armor Court Reinstallation, The Cleveland Museum of Art (09/10/1998); "Armor Court Reinstallation"
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 210A Armor Court
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