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Mail Sleeve
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Mail Sleeve

Culture
Date1500s–1600s
Mediumsteel
Dimensions69.9 × 38.1 (15 × 27 1/2 in.), 4 lb, 7 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.85
DescriptionFlattened riveted links. Sleeve links are heavier at shoulder than at cuff. Links 9mm in diameter, 8mm internaly
ProvenanceWilliam Randolph Hearst collection (#AV-6410-7, 8). Purchased by Museum on December 4, 1942 from Gimbel Brothers (NYC). Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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European
possibly 1700s
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European
portions from perhaps 1300s
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Persian
1600s-1800s
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Persian
1500s-early 1600s
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Nuremberg
early 1500s, modified into 1800s
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European
possibly 1300s
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Ottoman
1600s-1700s
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Indian
probably 1600s
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Indian
probably 1800s
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Indian
late 1700s-early 1800s
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Indian
1700s, with later alterations