Hauberk
Unknown Artist
1400s
Medium
riveted steel rings; close woven
Dimensions
w. 110.5 cm, l. 86.3 cm
Classification
Arms and Armor
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of John L. Severance
Accession Number
1916.1552
About this artwork
By the early 1400s the hauberk was being worn as an accessory to supplement full or partial plate armor. It offered a secondary level of protection for areas not fully covered by plate armor, such as the armpit and groin. The making of chainmail involved the linking of thousands of small rings of steel.