Pair of Stirrups

Unknown

ca. 1500 · Iron, copper alloy · Arms and Armor

These stirrups, due to their small size, may have been made for a child. The brass foil covering the iron, when new, would have given them a shiny golden aspect. Still recalling the shape of the examples made throughout all the 15th century, they are typical of the stirrups made in eastern Germany and Austria. The scale motif at the top is inspired by the decoration found on late Medieval Bohemian spurs and stirrups.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1500

Medium

Iron, copper alloy

Culture

German

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913