Armored Vest (Manchira)

Unknown Artist

late 18th–early 19th century

Armored Vest (Manchira) by Unknown Artist

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

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