Shirt and Sleeves of Mail 16th century

German

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Title: Shirt and Sleeves of Mail

Date: 16th century

Culture: German

Medium: Steel, copper alloy (latten)

Dimensions: 14.25.1533a (mail shirt): H. 27 1/4 in. (69 cm); 20 7/8 in. (53 cm); Diam. (outside) of body links 7/32 in. (5.8 mm); Diam. (inside) of body links 5/32 in. (4.3 mm); Diam. (outside) of collar links 7/32 in. (5.3 mm); Diam. (inside) of collar links 1/8 in. (3.4 mm); 14.25.1533b,c (mail sleeves): L. 29 1/2 in. (75 cm); H. 11 3/8 in. (29 cm); Diam. (outside) of links 7/32 in. (5.9 mm); Diam. (inside) of links 5/32 in. (4.0 mm)

Classification: Mail

Credit Line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number: 14.25.1533a–c

William H. Riggs, Paris (until 1913; his gift to MMA).

West Point. West Point Museum, United States Military Academy. "long term loan," December 1968–January 1989.

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Central Europe (including Germany), 1400-1600 A.D.