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The brass seal on the chest includes the name and emblem of the city of Nuremberg, a famous center of armor manufacturing.
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Title: Shirt of Mail
Date: 15th century
Geography: Nuremberg
Culture: German, Nuremberg
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: Mail
Credit Line: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1929
Object Number: 29.156.68
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