Peaked Morion
Unknown Artist
c. 1580–90
Medium
etched russet steel with traces of gilding; roped brim, brass plume holder
Dimensions
35.4 × 23.7 × 26.7 cm
Classification
Arms and Armor
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
Accession Number
1916.1085
About this artwork
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.