Not currently on display at the V&A

Mail Shirt

probably early 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Nepal (made)

Mail shirt composed of large riveted steel links


Object details

Categories
Arms & Armour
India Museum
Object type
Mail shirt
Materials and techniques
riveted steel
Brief description
Mail shirt composed of large riveted steel links, Nepal, probably early 19th century
Physical description
Mail shirt composed of large riveted steel links
Credit line
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879
Production
Transferred from the East India Company Museum to South Kensington Museum in 1879
Bibliographic references
  • Lord Egerton of Tatton, Indian and Oriental Armour, London, 1896, p. 103, Cat. No. 362
  • Egerton, Wilbraham, An illustrated handbook of Indian arms; being a classified and descriptive catalogue of the arms exhibited at the India museum: with an introductory sketch of the military history of India, London, 1880 p.103
Other numbers
  • 362 - Egerton Catalogue Number
  • 8603-'55 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
3050(IS)

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Record createdJune 23, 2004
Record URL
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