14th Century Stirrup - Stirrup419 june26 Ref : Pair thistle Horse

Ref :  Pair thistle Horse Brasses

leather work

It has an integral circular heelplateThe neck of the spur is also decorated

This bit came from the house of a member of he Habsburg familyIt is made of steel

14th Century Stirrup - Stirrup419 june26 Ref : Pair thistle HorseThis is a single iron stirrup. It is in excavated condition with a dark pitted but stable surface. It is triangular in outline and leans to one side. The top bar is curved In John Clark's "The Medieval Horse and Its Equipment" he refers to a 1940 museum catalogue entry by Ward Perkins describing this form as "typical 14th century asymmetrical form". The broad tread is flattened . There are losses to the edge of the tread. The stirrup has an old