Maker: Unknown
In the form of a V-shaped fave defence, and a falling aventail with two deep dags at either side and two more at the rear. The mail is all of riveted construction, with borders of butted brass links, many of which are missing. At the apex if an iron disc with a plume tube
Given by Robert Taylor, MA
Height: 56 cm
Link Diameter: 0.5 cm
Width: 785 g
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Given (1879) by Taylor, Robert, MA
Late 17th Century
Circa
1660
-
1700
Accession number: O.189-1879
Primary reference Number: 160135
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Mail hood" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/160135 Accessed: 2023-06-11 02:59:18
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|title=Mail hood
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-06-11 02:59:18|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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