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| Title: | Cape of Mail (also known as Bishop's Mantle) |
| Date: | c. 1591 |
| Artist: | Artist/maker unknown, German (probably Dresden) |
| Medium: | Iron alloy (steel); copper alloy (brass); silver, cast, chased and gilded; leather |
| Dimensions: | Height: 26 3/16 inches (66.5 cm) Height (down the center at the back): 27 15/16 inches (71 cm) Width (as mounted, across the midpoints of the shoulders): 19 5/16 inches (49 cm) Weight: 14.5 lb. (6585g) |
| Classification: | Arms and Armor |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977 |
| Accession Number: | 1977-167-262 |
| Geography: | Made in central Europe, Europe |
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