Detail View: The AMICA Library: Breastplate from Hussar's Cuirass
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1916.1521
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Northern European; German
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Germany
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Germany, Augsburg or Hungary, c. 1580
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Title:
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Breastplate from Hussar's Cuirass
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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c. 1580
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Creation Start Date:
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1570
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Creation End Date:
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1590
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Materials and Techniques:
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steel, russet
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Classification Term:
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Armor
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Classification Term:
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Arms
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Classification Term:
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Arms
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 42.25cm x 35cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1916.1521
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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Rights:
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Context:
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This style of breastplate, with its numerous articulating lames, was probably used by Hungarian Hussars, a type of light cavalryman . The rows of vertical holes once provided gilt-brass settings for glass-paste "jewels". The effect suggested the semi-oriental costume and armor of the Near East favored by Polish and Hungarian armies of the Renaissance.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1916.1521.tif
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