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possibly Netherlandish or Spanish
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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 or Spain.
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Title: Pair of Stirrups
Date: early 17th century
Culture: possibly Netherlandish or Spanish
Medium: Iron alloy
Dimensions: H. 5 in. (12.7 cm); W. 5 1/2 in. (13.97 cm)
Classification: Equestrian Equipment-Stirrups
Credit Line: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Bequest of Bashford Dean, 1928
Accession Number: 29.150.147b, c
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