Horse tack: Fillis style stirrup irons
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Non-matching pair of stirrup irons; fillis style, with a long oval base bisected lengthwise by a central bar. Signs of use-wear. One stirrup is smaller than the other, but similar in style. Tarnished, with corrosion and marine accretions. One of a collection of domestic items salvaged in the 1970s from the SS MAORI which ship wrecked in 1909 off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa.
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Title
Horse tack: Fillis style stirrup irons
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Maker
Unknown
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Date made
Pre 1909
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Subject
SS MAORI, Shipwreck, Accidents, Objects, Land Transportation Accessories
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Additional information
Bronze: 2 - stirrup, Iron: 1 - stirrup, 3D objects (HxWxD): H 140 x W 130 x D 60mm: 1 - stirrup, 3D objects (HxWxD): H 136 x W 120 x D 60mm: 2 - stirrup
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Corner Quay & Hobson Streets Viaduct Harbour Auckland
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