SINGLE EXCAVATED MILITARY-STYLE STIRRUP FROM THE SHIELDS MUSEUM IN GETTYSBURG

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Item Code: 942-07

Here is a single, excavated, Civil War period military stirrup that was once part of the renowned, post-war Shields Museum in Gettysburg. Void of any visible stampings, this iron stirrup is typical wartime manufacture. Of medium size, this unmarked relic shows moderate to heavy rust erosion overall. The shanks terminate onto a flat, oval footpad that has an elongated open base. Artifact measures 5½” high with a 4” width. Stirrup is not bent or distorted.

Ott Shields amassed one of the earliest and well known collections of Gettysburg artifacts.  In 1918, he opened a private museum that featured the “Shields Collection,” one of the few documented Gettysburg collections obtained by local families (Rosensteel; Danner; Wert; Mumper; Ziegler, etc.).  The Shields Museum closed in the 1980s and the collection was sold at auction on November 16, 1985. Offering over 600 lots “comprised mostly of Gettysburg battlefield pick-up relics,” the auction attracted several hundred Civil War collectors, dealers, and museum buyers.

This original stirrup is a wonderful collectible and would make a fine addition to any Gettysburg display or cavalry collection. [ra]

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