Shirt of Mail
Object type: Shirt of mail
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Persian
Date: 16th century
Medium: Steel
Dimensions: H. 26 3/8 in. (67 cm); W. of chest, 22 in. (56 cm); W. 39 3/8 in. (100 cm); Diam. (outside) of collar links 1/2 in. (12.5 mm); Diam. (inside) of collar links 11/32 in. (8.4 mm); Diam. (outside) of collar rear and coat links 11/32 in. (8.8 mm); Diam. (inside) of collar rear and coat links 1/4 in. (6.0 mm); Diam. (outside) of hem links 3/8 in. (9.1 mm); Diam. (inside) of hem links 1/4 in. (6.1 mm)
Classification: Mail
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession year: 1914