About this object
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ID:
A1398
Production date:
Late Medieval; 14th-15th century
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Location:
In Store
Asymmetrical stirrup (for a left foot). The left side of the frame is straight and the right side is curved. It has a flat oval foot-rest, turned down at front; the side frames are curved forward at the top to form a cover plate with a curved top edge. There is a suspension bar behind in the form of a rod piercing the side frames and riveted over. In medieval times specialist smiths made different types of horse equipment: loriners made stirrups and bits and spurriers made spurs, for example. In 1327 inter-trade disputes led to a fight in the streets involving loriners, saddlers and others, in which several men were killed.
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Measurements
H 135 mm; W 120 mm (overall)
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Materials
iron
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Last Updated
2024-03-14
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