Iron spur with U-shaped heel band and short, bifurcated neck with six-pointed star rowel. The arms of the heel band each end in curved terminals with two loops. The shoulders of the heel band are decorated with raised and incised bands. [JC [OPS Move] 6/4/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Iron spur with U-shaped heel band and short, bifurcated neck with six-pointed star rowel. The arms of the heel band each end in curved terminals with two loops. The shoulders of the heel band are decorated with raised and incised bands. [JC [OPS Move] 6/4/2017]
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England Greater London
Cultural groups: English
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Date
Date collected: By 1874?
Acquisition information: Donated: 1884 Found unentered: Found unentered
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Decorated, Process Incised
Dimensions: Thick: max 14 mm, Height: max 25 mm, Width: max 66 mm, Length: max 135 mm, Weight 56 g
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.140.435 Other numbers: 1940
Research and responses: Identified as being from the Pitt Rivers Founding Collection by the label - aside from the initials PR on the label, all the other spurs found with this spur are from the Pitt Rivers Founding Collection have the same label format. [JP 29/10/2003]
Although no match for this object could be found in the Delivery Catalogue a series of spurs numbered consecutively from 1918 to 1950 is listed there and all of these were displayed in the same case as this spur. In the series of numbers from 1918 to 1950 the number 1940 has been missed out. It is assumed that this omission is due to human error and that this spur having the number 1940 on its label is a part of that series. In the Black book entry however 15 spurs numbered from 1928 to 1942 are listed. 15 spurs have already been found but two of these have the same number (1942 and 1942A). Is is probable that the spur in this enty (numbered 1940) is part of that series listed in the Black book entry and that there were found to be 16 rather than 15 spurs when numbering them hence one of them being given the duplicate number 1942A. [JP 29/10/2003]

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