Crupper

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Crupper

Entry/Object ID

1930.3.1.5 a-b

Description

Crupper, piece of horse tack that attaches to the back of a saddle and then runs under the horse's tail to stabilize the saddle. It is comprised of two parts: the crupper itself, an oblong piece of leather that is flat at narrow end with an attached brass ring and rolled at wide semicircular end that sat under horse's tail; and a leather strap with brass buckle to attach crupper to saddle. There are small pieces of chestnut hair (probably horse's tail) stuck in the leather of the rolled piece of crupper. Part of complete tack that belonged to

Context

Owned by Major General George Stannard during the Civil War.

Acquisition

Accession

1930.3

Source or Donor

Grand Army of the Republic, George Stannard Post

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1860

Place

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Crupper

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Strap, Harness

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

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

3-3/4 in

Length

20-7/8 in

Material

Leather, Brass

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Stannard, George Jerrison (1820-1886)

Person or Organization

Grand Army of the Republic

Person or Organization

2nd Vermont Infantry

Related Places

Place

Town

Georgia

County

Franklin County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Civil War