Pair of Stirrups
1700-1800 (made)
Pair of stirrups, each made of a solid piece of wood hollowed out and carved, and mounted with silver. Each is carved in front and on the sides with delicate scrollwork and conventional ornament upon a dotted ground. In front is also a silver escutcheon repoussée with a rococo border, and each of the four corners has a similarly decorated mount; a long strengthening band of the same material is fastened round the top, sides and base. In the neck is a small hole, through which passes a strap with a buckle at the end; round each strap is a silver tube
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wood, leather and silver |
| Brief description | Wood and leather, Mexican 18th century |
| Physical description | Pair of stirrups, each made of a solid piece of wood hollowed out and carved, and mounted with silver. Each is carved in front and on the sides with delicate scrollwork and conventional ornament upon a dotted ground. In front is also a silver escutcheon repoussée with a rococo border, and each of the four corners has a similarly decorated mount; a long strengthening band of the same material is fastened round the top, sides and base. In the neck is a small hole, through which passes a strap with a buckle at the end; round each strap is a silver tube |
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| Object history | Bought for £8 from A. Bullard, Esq., Tickford Lodge, Newport Pagnell (RF23535/1899). No. 544a has lost a knob at one of the lower corners "Pair of stirrups, each made of a solid piece of wood hollowed out and carved, and mounted with silver. Each is carved in front and on the sides with delicate scrollwork and conventional ornament upon a dotted ground. In front is also a silver escutcheon repoussée with a rococo border, and each of the four corners has a similarly decorated mount; a long strengthening band of the same material is fastened round the top, sides and base. In the neck is a small hole, through which passes a strap with a buckle at the end; round each strap is a silver tube. Mexican; 18th century." See also RP.87496/1899. See Gschille and Forrer, page 17 and plate xvii. Note on the back of photograph: These I bought at Grafton Regis, a small village in this neighbourhood. Said to have been used by women. |
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| Accession number | 544-1899 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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