Stirrup
In the early 16th century, the fashion trend of wearing wide flaring shoes, called ‘bear paw’ style, was applied to armor as well. Consequently wider stirrups like this one were made to accommodate them.
This fine example is adorned with brass ornaments, which would have shined like gold when new, a particularly popular decorative technique in German lands in the late 15th and early 16th century for spurs and stirrups. It is stamped with the maker's mark, a small bell.
This fine example is adorned with brass ornaments, which would have shined like gold when new, a particularly popular decorative technique in German lands in the late 15th and early 16th century for spurs and stirrups. It is stamped with the maker's mark, a small bell.
Artwork Details
- Title: Stirrup
- Date: ca. 1520
- Culture: German
- Medium: Iron, copper alloy
- Dimensions: H. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm); W. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 12 oz. (793.79 g)
- Classification: Equestrian Equipment-Stirrups
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1955
- Object Number: 55.185.3
- Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor
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German, probably Nuremberg
ca. 1500
Kolman Helmschmid
ca. 1525
Kunz Lochner
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