Shirt of Mail
Unknown Artist
15th century
Medium
Steel, copper alloy (latten), iron, brass
Dimensions
H. (as mounted) 36 in. (91.5 cm); W. 56 5/16 in. (143.0 cm); W. of chest 24 3/8 in. (62.0 cm); Diam. (outside) of iron links 3/8 in. (9.3 mm); Diam. (inside) of iron links 9/32 in. (7.1 mm); Diam. (outside) of latten links 3/8 in. (9.6 mm); Diam. (inside) of latten links 9/32 in. (7.2 mm); Wt. 20 lb. (9071.9 g)
Classification
Culture
German, Nuremberg
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1929
Accession Number
29.156.68