"Boot" Stirrup

Culture Northern Italian

Dateabout 1570

Mediumsteel and iron

Dimensions17.8 × 11.4 × 11.4 cm (7 × 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 in.), 14 oz (weight)

ClassificationsArms and Armor

Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection

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Object number2014.1012

DescriptionAppears to have lost its rearplate with the eye for the stirrup-leather; this would account for the rough rear edge. Cf. RAM VI.132 for a complete example (photo in digital file).Label TextWith the introduction of the "tilt" (wooden barrier) in the 1400s, some versions of the joust evolved to use no leg armor. The boot stirrup protected the jouster's unarmored toes from being injured against the tilt.ProvenancePurchased by John W. Higgins from estate of Bashford Dean (Riverdale,NY).
Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.

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