Ⓐ THE CENTRAL PORTION OF AN INDIAN MAIL AND LAMELLAR SHIRT, 17TH CENTURY
Ⓐ THE CENTRAL PORTION OF AN INDIAN MAIL AND LAMELLAR SHIRT, 17TH CENTURY
formed of rows of large riveted iron rings alternating with rows of solid rings, retaining four plates for the left and right of the chest, seven fitted with loops for straps or laces (the eight missing), engraved with a brief inscription on the inside of one plate, the back formed of three rows of narrow vertically overlapping rectangular iron plates, and the sides with pairs of longitudinal plates (losses, pitting)
24.5 cm; 9 3/4 in high
Property from the Anthony Dove Collection (1938-2021)
Part proceeds to benefit Westminster Abbey
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Ⓐ THE CENTRAL PORTION OF AN INDIAN MAIL AND LAMELLAR SHIRT, 17TH CENTURY
formed of rows of large riveted iron rings alternating with rows of solid rings, retaining four plates for the left and right of the chest, seven fitted with loops for straps or laces (the eight missing), engraved with a brief inscription on the inside of one plate, the back formed of three rows of narrow vertically overlapping rectangular iron plates, and the sides with pairs of longitudinal plates (losses, pitting)
24.5 cm; 9 3/4 in high
Property from the Anthony Dove Collection (1938-2021)
Part proceeds to benefit Westminster Abbey
