Pair of Rowel Spurs
Object type: Pair of rowel spurs
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: probably Spanish
Date: about 1640 to 1650
Medium: Copper alloy, gold, iron
Dimensions: L. of each neck 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); L. of each rowel box 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Diam. of each star rowel 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Wt. of left spur 5 lb. 4 oz. (2381 g); Wt. of right spur 5 lb. 8 oz. (2495 g)
Classification: Equestrian Equipment-Spurs
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession year: 1914