Curb Bit

Medium

Iron alloy, copper alloy

Dimensions

H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 7.1 oz. (1108.5 g)

Classification

Equestrian Equipment-Bits

Culture

bit, German or French; bosses, French or South Netherlandish

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

14.25.1777