Rowel Spur
c. 1700
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Rowel Spur, c. 1700. Spain, early 18th Century. Steel ; diameter: 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in.); overall: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1568 Spurs became more than an equestrian tool, but a piece of male jewelry that would be worn even not when riding.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- steel
- Medium
- steel
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in.); Overall: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1916.1568
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
- Exhibitions
- European Arms and Armor from the Cleveland Museum of Art (Long-term Loan), Armor Court Reinstallation
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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