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Collection Online as of December 1, 2023

Peaked Morion

c. 1580–90

North Italy, Milan?, 16th century

Etched russet steel with traces of gilding; roped brim, brass plume holder

Overall: 35.4 x 23.7 x 26.7 cm (13 15/16 x 9 5/16 x 10 1/2 in.)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1085

Location

210A Armor Court

Fun Fact

Originally this helmet was topped with a feathered plume. The Swiss Guard, a regiment of soldiers that has guarded the Vatican since the 16th century, wear similar looking peaked morions today, though theirs are adorned with voluminous ostrich feather plumes.

Provenance
Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat. #421.
Citations
Gilchrist, 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. 43, B7 archive.org
Exhibition history

The Cleveland Museum of Art (09/10/1998); "Armor Court Reinstallation"

Armor Court Reinstallation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.1085