Gallery 348, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
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Gallery 348, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
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Gallery 348, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
| Title: | Mail Shirt |
| Date: | c. 1590-1625 |
| Artist: | Artist/maker unknown, German or Transylvanian |
| Medium: | Mail: copper alloy (brass), partially mercury silvered Mounts: copper alloy (brass), cast and mercury gilded; colored glass |
| Dimensions: | Height: 32 13/16 inches (83.3 cm) Width (across the shoulders): 22 7/16 inches (57 cm) Waist (circumference as mounted): 50 inches (127 cm) Weight: 14.2 lb., 14 pounds 2.9 ounces (6433.7 x 6433.7g) |
| Classification: | Arms and Armor |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977 |
| Accession Number: | 1977-167-263 |
| Geography: | Made in Transylvania (now part of Romania), Europe |
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Gallery 348, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
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