Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.2
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Spurs
Object Number:
INV.8355ab
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
each overall: 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. ( 0.6 x 7 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Narrow brass arched-band spurs with curved goads split in the center to hold a spiked disc; band ends have buckles with leather boot straps attached.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Louise Madden, November 26, 1934
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
