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Pair of Rowel Spurs

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pair of rowel spurs by artist. Metal spurs with brown leather straps. The spurs have a silver-colored metal body with a rowel, a wheel with radiating points, at the end. The rowel is attached to a cylindrical section with ridged metal. A metal ring is at the bottom. The leather straps are brown with a textured surface and a smooth metal buckle. The straps loop around the cylindrical section. The background is a plain gray surface.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1890–1920
Medium
Iron alloy, silver, leather
Culture
Mexican, possibly Chihuahua
Dimensions
599 × 428 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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