Stirrup
Culture
European
Datelate 1600s-1700s
Mediumiron
Dimensions18 × 14 × 10 cm (7 1/16 × 5 1/2 × 3 15/16 in.), 1 lb (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1009
DescriptionRusseted iron. Tall, rounded frame with swelling at top, fitted with a "D"-shaped, free suspension ring. Open, near-circular tread plate filled with iron strap in cusped, quatrefoil motif. Decoration limited to pairs of cut lines & "X"s.ProvenanceGeorge L. Maxwell purchased by John W. Higgins on November 30, 1928 from Anderson Galleries (NY), lot 208. Given to the Museum on July 1, 1954. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, Janaury 2014.
On View
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Michel Witz the Younger
1530s
