Stirrup Collection

Silhouette of huntsman enjoying a stirrup cup
Silhouette of a huntsman on horseback, enjoying a stirrup cup, watched by a hound. An advertisement for Worthington beer

South Devon Foxhounds, Cockington, near Torquay
South Devon Foxhounds with huntsmen and horses at Cockington, near Torquay, Devon, getting ready to set off. Date: circa 1960s

Using a stirrup pump, ARP training exercise during WW2

A long time ago. The Kick of the Stirrup
This illustration depicts a man riding on horseback, raising himself up to meet the kiss of a young woman, leaning out of the window. Date: circa 1901

Main festival in the town of Cuba, Route 66
Main festival in the town of Cuba, located along the historic Route 66. Detail of a girl on horseback. State of Missouri. United States

16th century riding stirrup found on Hamden Hill
Sixteenth century ornate riding stirrup found on Hamden Hill, Somerset. Date: 16th century

Arquebusiers (infantrymen armed with arquebuses, a form of long gun) on horseback with snaphance carbines, reproduced from Instructions for the Cavallrie, 1632

Fox Hunting - the Meet at the Crossroads

Regency gentleman riding a horse while another falls from the saddle. How to Prevent the Horse Slipping his Girths. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Thomas Rowlandson after an illustration by

Horse saddles, Camille & Fils, Paris. 19th century

Calendar, C Jacob, Saddler, Huntingdon
Calendar, C Jacob, Saddler, Collar and Harness Maker, Huntingdon. 1885

West End stage and film star, Miss Judy Campbell, learns how to use a stirrup pump on the roof of a Park Lane block of flats where she takes a regular turn at firewatching. Date: 1939-1945

STIRRUP CUP DRINK 1879
Lady on horseback takes a stirrup cup. Date: 1879

Pattern 1796, Light Cavalry Officers sword, 15th Hussars.Blade is curved and fullered with engraved decoration in the linear style typical of the period, the decoration includes floral designs

Woman on a horse in a field, lying back with her feet out of the stirrups. Date: circa 1920s

Comic pictogram on a Christmas card
Comic pictogram (harness, bit and stirrup) on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Stirrup Cup Castle, Oakdale, Long Island, New York, USA
Stirrup Cup Castle restaurant, Oakdale, Long Island, New York, USA. Date: circa 1930s

Fashion. Riding boots. 16th-17th century
Fashion. Riding boots. A legend attributed these boots to the King of Sweden, Charles XII (1682-1718). Museum of History and Navigation. Riga. Latvia

Moche portrait stirrup spout vessel
Pre-Columbian Art. Moche Culture (100-900 B.C.). Moche portrait stirrup spout vessel. Archaeological Museum. Cusco. Peru

Two women police officers mounting horses, London
Two women police officers in the process of mounting their horses in a Central London street. Women were appointed to the Mounted Branch in 1970. Date: circa 1977

Officers sword, 51st Foot, 1809 (c); blade is curved, flat backed, unfullered with a spear point, and is double edged for the last 10 in; steel stirrup guard; steel hilt mounts

Stirrup Charge by 2nd Dragoons & Black Watch - St Quentin
Stirrup Charge by the 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) & Black Watch at St Quentin, 30 August 1914. by Countess Feodora Gleichen, RE (1861-1922)

St Quentin stirrup-charge 1914
An artists impression of the stirrup-charge that reportedly took place during the Battle of St Quentin (also known as the First Battle of Guise)

The Christmas Holiday Meet by H. L. Oakley
A series of silhouettes by H. L. Oakley depicting the meeting of a hunt at Christmas time, from the early start to enjoying the stirrup cup and moving off

Stirrup cup before hunt sets off, St Just, Cornwall
Stirrup cup before the hunt sets off from outside the Kings Arms at St Just, Cornwall. The man with the tray is " Jethro" (Geoff Rowe), landlord of the pub. Date: 1970s

Babies in hats, sitting on a large saddle
Babies in hats and caps, sitting on a large saddle. Date: circa 1900s

Dog on a stirrup-shaped greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Hunting scene on a stirrup-shaped greetings card
Comic hunting scene on a stirrup-shaped greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Two soldiers on a stirrup-shaped New Year card
Two soldiers, one of them on sentry duty, on a stirrup-shaped New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Tally Ho - Foxhunting kit and a trophy head! Date: 1911

Constantine I of Greece
Constantine I (1868-1923). King of Greece. Equestrian statue. Areos Park. Athens. Greece

Stirrup Cup in Norway
An elderly Norwegian man drinks from the stirrup cup before starting a hunt. Date: 1908

Groom in Stable
Groom in the stable, polishing a stirrup Date: 1868

Pony trekking, Exmoor, Devon
A young girl pony trekking on Exmoor, Devon

European man and daughter on camel, India
European man and his daughter on a camel, India. The girls legs are too short to reach the stirrups. Date: circa 1890s

Lisbon, Portugal - National Museum of Coaches - Stirrups
Lisbon, Portugal - National Museum of Coaches - a fine collection18th century stirrups in brass, iron and wood with metallic adornments. Date: circa 1910s

Soldier on horseback on a stirrup-shaped Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Edo Musashi saddle stirrup. Print shows a saddle and stirrups. Date between 1818 and 1830

Plantain Walk - Bookkeeper - Watchman and Hut - man with casks of water / greattoe in stirrup. Date between 1808 and 1816

17th Lancers - Mounting
Despatch Orderly mounting outside the troop stable - 17th Lancers. A clean and smart turnout is required! Date: circa 1916

Silhouettes of traditional Christmas scenes in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, cut by H. L. Oakley with his magic scissors

Little Patriotic Girl astride a cavalry horse, holding a Union Flag and playing a side drum. Her feet are nowhere close to reaching the stirrups! Date: circa 1914

WWII recycling: Stirrup pump bathing / W H Robinson
An old stirrup pump and plenty of buckets of water, making an ideal outdoor shower. Please note: Credit must appear as (c)

Donkey and his owner - Cairo, Egypt
A fine painting of an Egyptian and his donkey - Cairo, Egypt

Fighting a fire with a stirrup pump - The Blitz
Now that the worst is out. Attacking a fire with a stirrup pump following an air raid on London - circa late 1940

Cavalry on and Off
French cavalrymen practice getting on and off their horses - one foot in the stirrup, then whoops-a-daisy !

Stirrup Cup Leech 1850
The stirrup cup

Kurdish Horseman / Royal
A Kurdish Horseman - One of the escort during a Royal Hunt in 19th century Persia

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