Pair of Rowel Spurs

Medium

Iron alloy, tin

Dimensions

Spur (a); L. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); W. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); Diam. of rowel 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Wt. 6 oz. (170.1 g); spur (b); L. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); W. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm); Diam. of rowel 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Wt. 5.6 oz. (158.8 g)

Classification

Equestrian Equipment-Spurs

Culture

German

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

14.25.1722a, b