Sallet (Barbuta)

1450/60

Master Z O (Italian)
Milan

In Italy a form of close-fitting helmet called a barbuta was developed from the open-faced bascinet. Similar to ancient Greek helmets, the face was given a T-shaped opening for vision and ventilation. This example was strengthened with an applied steel strip to stop sword points from sliding into the wearer’s face.

Status: On View, Gallery 239
Department: Applied Arts of Europe

Artist: Master ZO
Title: Sallet (Barbuta)
Place: Milan (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1440–1490
Medium: Steel
Dimensions: H.: 28 cm (11 in.)
Credit Line: George F. Harding Collection
Reference Number: 1982.2197
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Walter Karchieski, “Arms and Armor in the Art Institute of Chicago” (Art Institute of Chicago/Little, Brown, and Company, 1995), p. 23 (ill.)

George F. Harding, Jr. (d. 1939), bequeathed to the George F. Harding Museum; transferred to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1982.
Louis Bachereau

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