Pair of Stirrups

ca. 1600

Not on view

This very common shape of stirrups, evolved from 16th-century German types, also became very popular in several other countries in the first decades of the 17th century, like in the Netherlands, Northern Italy and Spain.

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Title: Pair of Stirrups
Date: ca. 1600
Culture: German or Netherlandish
Medium: Iron alloy
Dimensions: 42.50.448; H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); W. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 7.8 oz. (674.7 g); 42.50.449; H. 7 in. (17.8 cm); W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 7.4 oz. (663.4 g)
Classification: Equestrian Equipment-Stirrups
Credit Line: Gift of Stephen V. Grancsay, 1942
Object Number: 42.50.448–.449
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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