Shirt of Mail
Object type: Shirt of mail
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German
Date: 16th century
Medium: Steel
Dimensions: H. 31 1/8 in. (79 cm); W. 43 11/16 in. (111 cm); W. of chest, 26 3/8 in. (67 cm); Diam. (outside) of solid links 13/32 in. (10.5 mm); Diam. (inside) of solid links 9/32 in. (7.3 mm); Diam. (outside) of riveted links 13/32 in. (10.3 mm); Diam. (inside) of riveted links 5/16 in. (8.1 mm)
Classification: Mail
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession year: 1914