Fencing Mask

Item

Title

Fencing Mask

Subject

Protective Equipment—Masks

Description

Fencing mask with ring-shaped tongue, dark green leather trim, and d-shaped mesh panels on the sides and top of the head that protrude rearwards for additional protection.

Purchased by the owner as part of a pair.

Publisher

Fencing Arms & Artifacts

Rights

CC BY-NC 4.0

Extent

Wire mesh, leather, horsehair. Max Height: 29.5 cm. Max Width: 16.5 cm. Max Depth: 23.5 cm (including tongue). Face Mesh Circumferences (Total): Ear to Ear: 44 cm, Chin to Top: 45 cm. Face Mesh Circumferences (Face Only): Forehead to Chin: 31.5 cm, Temple to Temple: 26 cm. Mesh Openings: 5-7 mm. Mesh Wire Thickness: 0.9144 mm. Bib height: NONE. Tongue Length (from attachment): 28 cm. Weight: 362 g.

Type

Fencing mask

Identifier

2020.07.006

Provenance

Loaned for digitization by an anonymous patron

Digitized by Benjamin Bowles

Cataloged by Benjamin Bowles