Elmer the Patchwork Elephant

The Royal Armouries owns the only example of an almost complete, all-metal elephant armour in any public collection in the world. We are interpreting this piece through the well loved children's classic Elmer the Patchwork Elephant (often shortened to Elmer) book series by the British author David McKee.

The stories are suitable for early exploration of cultural diversity. Elmer the elephant is bright-coloured patchwork all over. No wonder the other elephants laugh at him.