Detail View: Historic Hats and Headdresses: Plate XIII: Dark and Early Middle Ages helmet

File Name: 
cosv1n13.tif
Collection Name: 
Clifford P. Westermeier Portfolio of Illustrations of Historical Hats and Headdresses
Work Type: 
watercolors (paintings)
Work Title: 
Plate XIII: Dark and Early Middle Ages helmet
Work Agent Name: 
Westermeier, Clifford P. (Clifford Peter), 1910-1986
Work Agent Role: 
Illustrator
Work Date: 
1938
Work Date Type: 
publication
Subject Term: 
helmets (protective wear)
Subject Term: 
metalwork (visual works)
Subject Term: 
motifs
Subject Term: 
bellows visors
Location Name: 
University of Colorado Boulder Libraries Rare and Distinctive Collections
Work Measurements: 
29.2 cm (L) x 21.6 cm (W)
Material: 
watercolor (paint)
Technique: 
painting (image-making)
Style Period: 
Medieval (European)
Cultural Context: 
Western European
Work Description: 
a. A helmet of the early middle ages. b. Motifs---cross, vine, lamb, dove, square, circle, geometric forms, conventional forms, crown, peacock. c. Colors---purple, yellow, gold, violet, red, blue, white, green, black. d. Cosmetics---hair bleach, artificial hair, oils and scent, dye for eyelashes and brows. e. Textiles---linen- white and colored, cotton, silk, camlet, gold tissue, appliqué, embroidery with silver and gold threads and jewels, the silks were sarcenents and taffetas, damasks, brocatelles, lampas, and velvets. Tapestries were very fine.
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Image Work Type: 
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Image Work Type: 
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Identifier ARK: 
https://ark.colorado.edu/ark:/47540/pf0w2116k8rp