Jerkin

Jerkin

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Consultation with the Arms and Armor Department determined that this jerkin may have been worn under armor, due to the abrasion pattern visible across the garment.


The Costume Institute

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Costume Institute's collection of more than thirty-three thousand objects represents seven centuries of fashionable dress and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present.