Saddle

German

ca. 1400

Not on view

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Title: Saddle
Date: ca. 1400
Culture: German
Medium: Wood (birch), staghorn, bone, pigskin, birch bark, traces of pigment
Dimensions: H. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm); L. 20 in. (50.8 cm); W. 16 in. (40.6 cm)
Classification: Equestrian Equipment-Saddles
Credit Line: Gift of Christian A. Zabriskie, 1936
Object Number: 36.149.11
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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