Pair of Stirrups

Unknown

early 17th century · Iron alloy · Arms and Armor

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.

Artist

Unknown

Date

early 17th century

Medium

Iron alloy

Culture

possibly Netherlandish or Spanish

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Bequest of Bashford Dean, 1928