Stirrup

Culture German

Dateearly 1600s

Mediumiron and leather

Dimensions13 × 13 × 10 cm (5 1/8 × 5 1/8 × 3 15/16 in.), 13 oz (weight)

ClassificationsArms and Armor

Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection

Terms

Object number2014.1005.1

DescriptionPolished iron. Rounded frame, beaten up into boxish suspension loop. Sides expand downwards into low, rounded scallops, & are thrice fluted, each set off by low rib within set of incised narrow lines. End of each flute roughly pierced with circular hole. Open, oval tread flattened at side, & spanned by pair of quadrangular-section bars. Outer elements are dentated above. Rear element drawn into low cusp. Overcleaned in comparison to its mate.
ProvenanceS. J. Whawell (England) Theodore Offerman (New York, New York) Higgins Armory Museum Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.

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