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Gothic Breastplate
The collection record classifies this work as arms and armor. It is dated c. 1540. Recorded culture or place: Germany.
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- Museum title
- Gothic Breastplate
- Date
- c. 1540
- Culture / origin
- Germany
- Materials and technique
- steel
- Dimensions
- Overall: 32.4 x 31.4 cm (12 3/4 x 12 3/8 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Not specified by the museum
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 1916.684
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The following description is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s original English record.
A breastplate is an element of armor that protects the chest and abdomen; it would have been worn with a now missing backplate. Nuremburg was one of the chief armor production centers and gained international renown; armor produced there was exported throughout Europe. It was not a coincidence that Nuremburg was known for its armor. The ore available in the region made Nuremburg an iron producing center close to the raw material needed to make a better quality and reliable product.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance · CC0
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