Composed Armor

Medium

Steel, iron, copper alloy (latten), leather, brass

Dimensions

Wt. approx. 41 lb. 12 oz. (18.94 kg); 50.160i (gauntlet); L. 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm); W. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Wt. 1 lb. (453.6 g); 50.160h (elbow reinforce); H. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm); W. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); D. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); Wt. 12.2 oz. (345.9 g); 50.160o (greave); H. 14 13/16 in. (37.6 cm); W. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm); D. 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 9.2 oz. (714.4 g); 50.160n (thigh defense); H. 20 3/8 in. (51.8 cm); W. 6 11/16 in. (17 cm); D. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 5.5 oz. (1970.3 g); 50.160u (mail collar with integral bevor); H. 15 5/8 in. (37 cm); W. 31 5/16 in. (79.5 cm); Diam. (outside) of collar links 11/32 in. (8.3 mm); Diam. (inside) of collar links 7/32 in. (5.9 mm); Diam. (outside) of shawl links 5/16 in. (7.7 mm); Diam. (inside) of shawl links 1/4 in. (6.3 mm); 50.160v (mail sleeve); L. 29 1/8 in. (74 cm) W. 13 in. (33 cm); Diam. (outside) of links, 9/32 in. (7.2 mm); Diam. (inside) of links, 3/16 in. (5 mm); 50.160w (mail sleeve): L. 27 5/8 in. (70.0 cm); W. 12 3/16 in. (31.0 mm); Diam. (outside) of links 9/32 in. (6.8 mm); Diam. (inside) of links, 3/16 in. (4.6 mm); 50.160x (pair of mail paunces); H. 8 11/16 in. (22 cm); H. of skirt 14 13/16 in. (37.5 cm); W. of bravette 26 in. (66 cm); Diam. of waist 32 1/8 in. (81.5 cm); Diam. (outside) of links 13/32 in. (10.6 mm); Diam. (inside) of links, 7/32 in. (5.6 mm)

Classification

Armor for Man

Culture

European, Italian and German

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Alexander McMillan Welch, in memory of her sister, Mary Alice Dyckman Dean (Mrs. Bashford Dean), 1950

Accession Number

50.160a–x