Collection Highlights
A Song for the times, or John Brown
Date:
1860-1870
Object Number:
LIB.SY.B1860.104
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Stirrup and strap
Object Number:
1933.245c
Date:
1910-1918
Medium:
Leather, steel, brass, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 x 5 3/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 91.4 x 13.7 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Steel stirrup has flat footrest with an oval hole in center, and two bow-shaped arms that terminate at top with a hole; sliding through hole is a stitched leather stirrup strap with a tinned brass buckle at right end that fastens to holes on left.
Gallery Label:
This stirrup was used by Lieutenant General Robert Lee Bullard during World War I.
Credit Line:
Gift of Robert Lee Bullard
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
