Title: Shirt of Mail
Object type: Shirt of mail
Date: 15th century
Culture: German, Nuremberg
Medium: Steel, copper alloy (latten), iron, brass
Dimensions: H. (as mounted) 36 in. (91.5 cm); W. 56 5/16 in. (143.0 cm); W. of chest 24 3/8 in. (62.0 cm);  Diam. (outside) of iron links 3/8 in. (9.3 mm); Diam. (inside) of iron links 9/32 in. (7.1 mm); Diam. (outside) of latten links 3/8 in. (9.6 mm); Diam. (inside) of latten links 9/32 in. (7.2 mm); Wt. 20 lb. (9071.9 g)
Classification: Mail
Credit line: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1929
Geography: Country of Origin Nuremberg   Germany      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY