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Title: Shirt and Pair of Leg Defenses
Date: 18th century
Culture: Indian
Medium: Steel, gold, leather
Dimensions: 36.25.31a (mail and plate coat): H. 31 5/16 in. (79.5 cm); W. 63 13/16 in. (162.0 cm); W. of chest 22 in. (56.0 cm); Diam. (outside) of solid body links 5/16 in. (7.6 mm); Diam. (inside) of solid body links 7/32 in. (5.4 mm); Diam. (outside) of riveted body links 11/32 in. (8.5 mm); Diam. (inside) of riveted body links 1/4 in. (6.6 mm); Diam. (outside) of solid collar links 7/16 in. (10.8 mm); Diam. (inside) of solid collar links 5/16 in. (8.1 mm); Diam. (outside) of riveted collar links 3/8 in. (9.3 mm); Diam. (inside) of riveted collar links 1/4 in. (6.7 mm); 36.25.31b (mail and plate leg defence): L. 26 in. (66.0 cm); W. 15 in. (38.0 cm).
Classification: Coat of mail and plate
Credit Line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession Number: 36.25.31a–c
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