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This shape of stirrup, with its flaring sides, evolved from 16th-century German types and became very popular in several other countries in the first decades of the 17th century, including the Netherlands, Northern Italy, and Spain.
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Title: Stirrup
Date: first half 17th century
Culture: Spanish or Italian
Medium: Iron alloy
Dimensions: H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); D. 4 in. (10.2 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 1.9 oz. (507.5 g)
Classification: Equestrian Equipment-Stirrups
Credit Line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Object Number: 14.25.1750
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