Rowel Spur, ca. 1400, Catalonia, French or Spanish, Catalonia, Copper alloy, enamel, gold, L. 7 1/4 in. (18.42 cm); L. of neck, 3 in. (7.62 cm); Diam. of rowel, 2 7/8 in. (7.03 cm); Wt. 7 oz. (198.45 g), Equestrian Equipment-Spurs, In the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, spurs were recognized symbols of rank and status. The wearing of gilt spurs was restricted to knights and members of the nobility. Squires in training for knighthood wore silver or silver-gilt spurs, while others used spurs of iron or brass
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Rowel Spur, ca, 1400, Catalonia, French, Spanish, Copper alloy, enamel, gold, L, 7 1/4, 18.42 cm, neck, 3, 7.62, Diam, rowel, 2 7/8, 7.03, Wt, oz, 198.45 g, Equestrian Equipment-Spurs, Middle Ages, Renaissance, spurs, recognized symbols, rank, status, wearing, gilt spurs, restricted, knights, members, nobility, Squires, training, knighthood wore silver, silver-gilt, iron, brass
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