Fabric Armor and Helmet with Buddhist and Taoist symbols
Object type: Fabric armor and helmet
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Korean
Date: possibly 18th century
Medium: Cotton, hemp, copper alloy, iron
Dimensions: H. as mounted with helmet 47 3/4 in. (121.3 cm); W. as mounted with helmet 22 in. (55.9 cm); H. of armor as mounted 33 1/16 in. (84 cm); W. of armor as mounted 22 1/16 in. (56 cm); D. of armor as mounted 13 in. (33 cm); Wt. 18 lb. 14 oz. (8575 g); H. of helmet 16 1/2 in. (42 cm); W. of helmet 11 13/16 in. (30 cm); D. of helmet 13 in. (33 cm); Wt. of helmet 4 lb. 2 oz. (1869 g); Wt. of torso 13 ob. 11 oz. (6207 g); Wt. of belt 1 lb. 1 oz. (499 g)
Classification: Armor for Horse and Man
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936
Tags: Buddhism|Daoism