Pair of Rowel Spurs

Medium

Iron alloy, gold

Dimensions

Spur (a); L. 6 in. (15.2 cm); W. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); Diam. of rowel 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Wt. 4 oz. (10.2 g); spur (b); L. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Diam. of rowel 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Wt. 4 oz. (10.2 g)

Classification

Equestrian Equipment-Spurs

Culture

possibly French or German

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

14.25.1730a, b