Shirt of Mail (With Separate Collar)
Object type: Shirt of mail (with separate collar)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Italian
Date: 16th century
Medium: Steel, textile
Dimensions: 14.25.1554a (mail collar): H. 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm); W. 20 1/8 in. (51 cm); Diam. (outside) of riveted links 17/32 in. (13.2 mm); Diam. (inside) of riveted links 15/32 in. (10.1 mm); Diam. (outside) of solid links 7/16 (10.7 mm); Diam. (inside) of solid links 11/32 in. (8.6 mm); 14.25.1554b (mail shirt): H. 25 5/8 in. (70 cm); W. 20 7/8 in. (53 cm); Diam. (outside) of links 5/16 in. (8.1 mm); Diam. (inside) of links 7/32 in. (5.5 mm)
Classification: Mail
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession year: 1914