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Jim McDougall · 18th May 2011, 07:54 PM

I would be guessing at this point Nando, but this does of course appear to be a stirrup, and until I can dig through the books, the scallop shell suggests naturally St. James of Compostela. These enclosed stirrup as far as I know go back quite a ways in Portugal and Spain, but brass seems unusual. Perhaps it is a traditionally based form of 18th century? From what I have understood in Spanish colonial contacts these are considerably rare, though I have not seen them in a shoe type form.

All the best,
Jim

18th May 2011, 07:54 PM	#3
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 9,758	I would be guessing at this point Nando, but this does of course appear to be a stirrup, and until I can dig through the books, the scallop shell suggests naturally St. James of Compostela. These enclosed stirrup as far as I know go back quite a ways in Portugal and Spain, but brass seems unusual. Perhaps it is a traditionally based form of 18th century? From what I have understood in Spanish colonial contacts these are considerably rare, though I have not seen them in a shoe type form. All the best, Jim