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Collection Online as of March 30, 2023

Burgonet

c. 1550–1600

This object has related works. See Buffe (etched with bands of trophies); Breastplate with Etched Bands of Trophies and Medallions

North Italy, 16th century

Steel, etched

Support: Etched with trophies and griffins

Overall: 31.5 x 35.4 x 21.3 cm (12 3/8 x 13 15/16 x 8 3/8 in.)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1653

Location

210A Armor Court

Fun Fact

Etching is a technique where either the design or its ground is bitten into the metal surface with acid, the rest being protected by a protective wax or varnish.

Description

Shown here together is a burgonet, buffe, and breastplate all decorated with a technique known as etching. A burgonetis a light open helmet characterized by a peak, a fall over the eyes, and hinged earpieces. The face is protected by the addition of a buffe, a sperate detachable element worn with the open helmet that extends to the throat. It connects to the breastplate which protects the abdomen and is worn with a backplate.

Provenance
Duc d'Osuna
Edwin J. Brett (1828-1895), London, England
-1916
Frank Gair Macomber, Boston, MA (1849-1949), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
1916-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Citations
Catalogue of Arms and Armour. Vol. 3, 16th century. [Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], [1900-1915]. Mentioned and Reproduced: No. (150) 153 archive.org
"Front Matter." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 5, no. 5 (1918). Reproduced: Front Matter www.jstor.org
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: pp. 46-47, B16 archive.org
Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998. pp. 79, 165; cat. no. 56
Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007. cat. no. 48, p. 184
Exhibition history

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

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.1653