Pair of Rowel Spurs
The heel band of each of these silvered spurs is decorated on each side with a scaled serpent holding an acorn in its mouth, its eyes inlaid with red glass. The neck, holding the rowel, is shaped as a serpent holding an acorn as well, emerging from the mouth of a bearded face placed on the heel. Each terminal is pierced for fixing each spur directly on a boot's heel.
Artwork Details
- Title: Pair of Rowel Spurs
- Date: 19th century
- Culture: Danish
- Medium: Copper alloy, silver, glass
- Dimensions: 42.50.365; L. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm); W. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); Diam. of rowel 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); Wt. 5.3 oz. (150.3 g); 42.50.366; L. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); W. 4 in. (10.2 cm); Diam. of rowel 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); Wt. 5.2 oz. (147.4 g)
- Classification: Equestrian Equipment-Spurs
- Credit Line: Gift of Stephen V. Grancsay, 1942
- Object Number: 42.50.365–366
- Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor
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