14th Century Stirrup - Stirrup419 june26 Ref : Pair thistle Horse

Ref :  Pair thistle Horse Brasses

a previous owner's name inside the cover and wear to the edges and corners of the cover

leather work

it has a few marks and scuffs and scratches

this is stamped "Swaine & Co

14th Century Stirrup - Stirrup419 june26 Ref : Pair thistle HorseThis is a single iron stirrup. It is in excavated condition with a dark pitted but stable surface. It is triangular in outline and leans to one side. The top bar is curved In John Clark's "The Medieval Horse and Its Equipment" he refers to a 1940 museum catalogue entry by Ward Perkins describing this form as "typical 14th century asymmetrical form". The broad tread is flattened . There are losses to the edge of the tread. The stirrup has an old