Name: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access
Creator: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Arms & ArmorMail16th century

Artwork Details

Title	Shirt of Mail
Medium	Steel
Dimensions	H. 26 3/8 in. (67 cm); W. of chest, 22 in. (56 cm); W. 39 3/8 in. (100 cm); Diam. (outside) of collar links 1/2 in. (12.5 mm); Diam. (inside) of collar links 11/32 in. (8.4 mm); Diam. (outside) of collar rear and coat links 11/32 in. (8.8 mm); Diam. (inside) of collar rear and coat links 1/4 in. (6.0 mm); Diam. (outside) of hem links 3/8 in. (9.1 mm); Diam. (inside) of hem links 1/4 in. (6.1 mm)
Classification	Mail
Department	Arms & Armor
Date	16th century
Credit Line	Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Culture	Persian
Date Range	1501 – 1600

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 33716