About this artwork
Tailored to fit a sizable man, this mail shirt has heavier rings placed strategically to protect the neck and chest. The form-fitting sleeves billow out over the elbow to increase mobility. Shirts like this could have been used for fencing practice or worn for protection from bandits or assassins while traveling.
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Status
- On View, Gallery 239
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Department
- Applied Arts of Europe
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Title
- Mail Shirt
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Place
- Germany (Object Probably made in)
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Date
- Made 1550–1575
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Medium
- Steel, iron, and brass
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Dimensions
- At shoulders: W.: 67.3 cm (26 1/2 in.); H.: 91.4 cm (36 in.)
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Credit Line
- George F. Harding Collection
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Reference Number
- 1982.2245
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/106382/manifest.json