Collection Highlights
Get off the track! : a song for Emmancipation, sung by the Hutchinsons, respectfully dedicated to Nath.l P. Rogers, as a mark of esteem for his intrepidity in the cause of human rights
Date:
1844
Object Number:
LIB.M1622a.Hutchinson
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Spurs: pair
Object Number:
1941.1193
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
each overall: 2 1/2 x 7 x 4 1/2 in. ( 6.4 x 17.8 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Wrought iron spurs with a band arch, split curved goad with a large spiked wheel in the center; both band and goad decorated with stamped swags along the exterior; buttons at the band ends; chain boot straps.
Gallery Label:
These spurs were used by the donor as a prop in his historical paintings.
Credit Line:
Gift of John Ward Dunsmore
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
