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Pricked Spur
1200s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
The spur was an essential part of the knight's equipment. Fastened to his heels by means of straps and buckles, it was used to prod a horse into action. These examples represent the oldest type recorded, the "pricked" spur, so-called because its neck terminated in a spike. The pricked spur was replaced during the Middle Ages by the "rowel" spur, with a rotating spiked wheel.
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Details
- Title: Pricked Spur
- Date Created: 1200s
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 14.9 x 7.9 cm (5 7/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
- Provenance: Thill; Vienna; Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat. #527.
- Type: Arms and Armor
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1604
- Medium: steel
- Department: Medieval Art
- Culture: Spain, 13th century
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
- Collection: MED - Arms & Armor
- Accession Number: 1916.1604
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