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Stirrup and strap

Stirrup and strap
Title
Stirrup and strap
Object name 
Stirrup with strap
Date 
1910-1918
Medium 
Leather, steel, brass, cotton
Dimensions 
Overall: 36 x 5 3/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 91.4 x 13.7 x 4.4 cm )
Description 
Steel stirrup has flat footrest with an oval hole in center, and two bow-shaped arms that terminate at top with a hole; sliding through hole is a stitched leather stirrup strap with a tinned brass buckle at right end that fastens to holes on left.
Credit Line 
Gift of Robert Lee Bullard
Object Number 
1933.245c
Gallery Label 
This stirrup was used by Lieutenant General Robert Lee Bullard during World War I.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.