Mail Glove for a Fishmonger

Culture American 19th century

Date2001

Mediumstainless steel with synthetic fabric

Dimensions31 × 12 cm (12 3/16 × 4 3/4 in.), 12 oz (weight)

ClassificationsArms and Armor

Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection

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Object number2014.849

Label TextMail may be the number-one success story in the history of armor. It was already in use back in the time of the ancient Greeks and Romans, and it is still around today. Shark divers, lumberjacks, and surgeons all use it for protection in their work; mail gloves like this one are used by butchers and fishmongers.ProvenanceCollection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.

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