Collection Highlights
Four Portraits of North American Indians; verso: sketch of brave riding a horse and shooting a bow and arrow
1859
1941.1209
Oil on gray marbleized prepared heavy textured paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Spurs: pair
Title
Spurs: pair
Object name
Spurs
Date
1861-1865
Medium
Brass, steel, leather
Dimensions
each overall: 7/8 x 3 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 8.3 x 14 cm )
Description
Brass arched-band spurs with a cylindrical goad fitted with a ball head with a steel spiked wheel inside; buckles on the ends of the bands; wide leather boot straps attach to the buckles.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. R. Horace Gallatin
Object Number
1926.65ab
Gallery Label
These spurs belonged to Lieutenant Fordham Morris (1842-1909) of the Fifth Army Corps, Artillery Brigade during the Civil War. Lieutenant Morris was the donor's father.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
