Object details
Accession number
U11s1
Primary Creator
American
Full title
Riding Crop
Creation Date
19th century
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
Dimensions
78.1 x 2.2 cm (30 3/4 x 7/8 in.)
Display Media
Oak with leather handle and silver bands
Web Commentary
Riding crops are used by equestrians to control their horses. This one belonged to Isabella Stewart Gardner, who learned how to ride horses as a child, and maintained a lifelong enthusiasm for equestrianism in multiple forms. She owned a racehorse named Halton, and included a charitable donation to the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in honor of three horses in her will.
Permanent Gallery Location
Macknight Room
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