Bishop's Mantle (Cape)
c. 1520–30
Overall (display): 55.9 x 53.3 x 27.9 cm (22 x 21 x 11 in.); Laid flat: 95.8 cm (37 11/16 in.); Diameter: 1 cm (3/8 in.)
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.1256
Chain mail capes known as "bishop's mantles" were popular with German mercenary foot soldiers between about 1500 and 1550. They were often worn as the only element of armor.
Artifact
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102588
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en
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wikidata
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accession
1921.1256
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Terms
Genre
Arms and Armor
Department
Medieval Art
Relations
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