Collection Highlights
Balustrade section from Federal Hall, New York
Date:
1788-1789
Object Number:
1884.3
Medium:
Painted wrought iron
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Stirrups
Object Number:
Z.1965ab
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Steel
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 5 1/2 in. × 4 3/4 in. × 2 in. (14 × 12.1 × 5.1 cm)
Overall (b): 5 1/4 × 4 3/8 × 1 3/4 in. (13.3 × 1
Marks:
stamped: on smaller stirrup (b): "MARTIN & MARTIN/ LONDON/ NEW YORK/ &PHILA."
Description:
Two steel stirrups (not a pair) with a flat oval ring foot rest with three rings of stamped triangles on the top surface to prevent the foot from slipping; bow-shaped section with a rectangular hole in the top to attach it to the saddle by a stirrup strap.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
