Shirt of Mail
Object type: Shirt of mail
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Italian or Swiss
Date: 15th century
Medium: Steel, copper alloy (latten), leather (modern)
Dimensions: H. 29 1/2 in. (75 cm); W. 62 3/16 in. (158 cm); W. of chest, 22 7/16 in. (57 cm); Diam. (outside) of steel links 1/4 in. (6.6 mm); Diam. (inside) of steel links 3/16 in. (4.8 mm); Diam. (outside) of latten links 3/16 in. (4.8 mm); Diam. (inside) of latten links 1/8 in. (3.3 mm)
Classification: Mail
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession year: 1914