Pair of Stirrups 18th century Mexican These heavy iron cross-form stirrups are decorated in low relief with goats and birds among a stylized vegetation. The arms of the crosses display large spiraled circles (swastika) flanked by de cruz, as they are called in Spanish, were particularly popular in Mexico during the 18th century, including in the cavalry. Oversized and very heavy, many of them feature extravagant decoration, sometimes enriched with silver elements. Horses were already at this time a mark of a certain social status in Mexican society, and the display of rich,

Pair of Stirrups 18th century Mexican These heavy iron cross-form stirrups are decorated in low relief with goats and birds among a stylized vegetation. The arms of the crosses display large spiraled circles (swastika) flanked by de cruz, as they are called in Spanish, were particularly popular in Mexico during the 18th century, including in the cavalry. Oversized and very heavy, many of them feature extravagant decoration, sometimes enriched with silver elements. Horses were already at this time a mark of a certain social status in Mexican society, and the display of rich, beautiful and shiny horse tack was a way to highlight this fact. Despite (or perhaps because) of its popularity, however, this type of stirrup has been officially forbidden for soldiers by royal decree in 1772, and then completely in 1778, mostly because of the danger they presented to Pair of Stirrups. Mexican. 18th century. Iron. Equestrian Equipment-Stirrups

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