Saddle
- Object Name:
- Saddle
- Object ID:
- 1907.009.01
- Creator:
- Russell, Dawson (1781-1865)
- Place of Origin:
- Acworth, NH
- Date:
- circa 1820
- Description:
- Side Saddle. Leather. Dipped seat type without leaping horn. Wide plain skirts. Reverse leather seat. Red kid trim at back of seat and on horns; treatment similar to that on boot toes. Decorative stitching on underside of horns. Cushion under seat is accented with yellow/green velvet. Cushioning stuffed with raw wool batting. Stirrups are shoe-shaped. Fabric straps attached: one strap is a brown and blue weave; the other strap is red, blue, and brown. Crupper, martingale, and bridle with iron snaffle bit, all plain. Paper maker's label under front flap: image of rider on horse with "Dawson Russell, SADDLE, HARNESS, TRUNK / AND CAP MAKER / Acworth, (N.H.)".
- Material:
- Leather
Iron
Wool
Textile - Provenance:
- Bequest of Anna M. Morse (1843-1905) of Keene, NH.
From accession record: "an old fashioned side saddle (which was bought with the earnings of spinning yarn on an old fashioned spinning wheel)." - Credit Line:
- Bequest of Anna M. Morse
- Subjects:
- Saddles
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