File:Clevelandart 1923.1063.jpg
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[edit]Pikeman’s Armor
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Pikeman’s Armor |
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Pikemen formed the backbone of infantry tactics through the end of the English Civil Wars (1642–51). Since muskets alone were ineffective against cavalry charges, companies of pikemen, armed with pikes, or spears, of 12 to 16 feet in length, were deployed in defensive formations to protect the musketeers, who wore no armor. A pikeman was usually equipped with a breastplate and backplate, hinged tassets reaching to mid-thigh, and sometimes a gorget, or neck piece, worn over a heavy buffcoat. High boots replaced leg armor. A brimmed, high-combed helmet known as a "pot" protected the head. Pikeman's armor withstood hard service. It was colored and treated (though the black paint seen here is modern) to control rusting and to add decorative interest. |
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| Date | 1615 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Steel with brass rivets and black paint | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medieval Art |
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1923.106 |
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| Place of creation | Netherlands, Dutch or Flemish, 17th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1923.1063 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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