Spur

Name/Title

Spur

Entry/Object ID

1987.045.001

Description

Single iron spur with large star-shaped end (rowel). Metal has decoration "etched" into it (see drawing) and rowel has a small metal bell tongue which hits spur and causes jangling sound.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Anstey, Ruth

Notes

Accession Date: 08-Jan-87 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Spur

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tack, Animal

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Land Transportation Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Land Transportation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

spur

Created By

MacRae, Alisdair

Create Date

March 16, 1996

Update Date

June 25, 2026