Skip to main content
Shield horse brass
Shield horse brass
Shield horse brass

Shield horse brass

NameHorse brass
Artist Artist Not Recorded
DateLate 19th century
Place madeUnited States, North America
Place madeEngland, Europe
(not assigned)United Kingdom, Northwestern Europe, Europe
MediumBrass
Dimensions3 3/4 × 2 × 11/16 in. (9.5 × 5.1 × 1.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift in honor of Gertrude Smith, A.2020.60.20
Object numberA.2020.60.20
ProvenanceCollection of Carolyn Haddock and Douglas Smith, by inheritance from Smith’s mother, Gertrude Smith.
DescriptionPerforated ring with a shield-shape at its center. Suspended in a ring with a threaded shaft one end.
Dog horse brass
Artist Not Recorded
Late 19th c.
Decorative horse brass
Artist Not Recorded
Late 19th c.
Cat horse brass
Artist Not Recorded
Late 19th c.
Lion's head horse brass
Artist Not Recorded
Decorative horse brass
Artist Not Recorded
Late 19th c.
Horsehead horse brass
Artist Not Recorded
Late 19th century
Horseshoe horse brass
Artist Not Recorded
Late 19th c.
Sea monster horse brass
Artist Not Recorded
Late 19th century
Horse brass (thistle
Artist Not Recorded
Brass Buckle
Artist Not Recorded
Kirdan
ca. 1900-1925
Washington at Mt. Vernon
Edward Larson
1978