Pair of spurs (espuelas)
1890–1910
Object PlaceArgentina
Medium/TechniqueSilver, iron
Dimensions24 x 10.4 x 7 cm (9 7/16 x 4 1/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Ellen Graves, Mrs. Samuel Cabot and Mrs. Roger Ernst in memory of their father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Edmund P. Graves
Accession number41.356a-b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSilver
Collections
Spurs such as these were common in the late nineteenth century. Variations are still being made today.
This text has been adapted from "Silver of the Americas, 1600-2000," edited by Jeannine Falino and Gerald W.R. Ward, published in 2008 by the MFA. Complete references can be found in that publication.
ProvenanceCollected in Buenos Aires, Argentina, by Mr. and Mrs. Edmund P. Graves between 1898 and 1913.
1850–1900
1850–1900
1850–1900
about 1704
about 1790
