Armored Vest (Manchira)
Unknown Artist
late 18th–early 19th century
Medium
Silk brocade, iron
Dimensions
H. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm); W. 21 in. (53.5 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 1.9 oz. (507 g)
Classification
Surcoat
Culture
Japanese
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Dr. George M. Lefferts, 1910
Accession Number
10.187.78