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
Rights
Public Domain