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Demi-Chanfron
The collection record classifies this work as arms and armor. It is dated c. 1550. Recorded culture or place: Germany, Augsburg.
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- Museum title
- Demi-Chanfron
- Date
- c. 1550
- Culture / origin
- Germany, Augsburg
- Materials and technique
- steel, etched and gilded; leather
- Dimensions
- Overall: 6.8 x 24.5 cm (2 11/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Not specified by the museum
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 1916.1526
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The following description is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s original English record.
The chanfron, head defense for a horse, was introduced in the 1300s. It included two side pieces to protect the cheeks. In the 16th and 17th centuries, when armor failed to protect against firearms, it assumed greater importance as ornament. For this reason the demi (or half) chanfron covered the forehead of the horse but extended, like this one, only halfway down the nose. The Habsburg Spanish Court was served by the armorers of Augsburg in the 16th century. This impressively decorated piece, by tradition, is said to have once belonged to Philip II of Spain (1527–1598).
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The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance · CC0
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