Composite Armor
Unknown Artist
ca. 1485 and later, composed in the early 20th century
Medium
Steel, leather, brass
Dimensions
Wt. of armor approx. 40 lb. (18.14 kg); Wt. of mail shirt 15 lb. 8 oz. (7030.7 g); 29.150.5m (left forearm defense); H. 7 3/16 in. (18.3 cm); W. 4 in. (10.2 cm); D. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); Wt. 9 oz. (255.1 g); 29.150.5n (right forearm defense); H. 7 in. (17.8 cm); W. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); D. 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm); Wt. 12 oz. (340.2 g)
Classification
Armor for Man
Culture
Italian and German
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Bequest of Bashford Dean, 1928
Accession Number
29.150.5b–w