Stirrup

Unknown

ca. 1700 · Iron, tin · Arms and Armor

Each branch of this stirrup is pierced with vegetal and geometrical designs, as well as with an imperial double-headed eagle. This kind of pierced decoration is typical of the equestrian material produced in eastern German regions in the 16th and 17th centuries. The swivel suspension eye allowed the stirrup leather to stay flat against the horse’s flank when the stirrup is in use, but it is more fragile than regular non-rotating systems.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1700

Medium

Iron, tin

Culture

German

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Gift of Stephen V. Grancsay, 1942