Saddle

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OBJECT TYPE: Equestrian/western/stock/high back
DATE: 1890–1910
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2011.0027.001

MANUFACTURER: Calgary Saddlery Co. Ltd.
MODEL: 508
LOCATION: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Predom. leather; sheepskin lining; steel horn, stirrups, rings & buckles; twisted fibre rope on cinch; non-ferrous metal gromets on saddle strings.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 70.0 cm
Width: 56.0 cm
Height: 100.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Animal husbandry
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Calgary
Country: Canada
State/Province: Alberta
City: Calgary

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Alberta
Period: 1890 - 1950?
Canada: This collection documents the work & activities of several generations of the Banta family (involved in homesteading, ranching & farming) from rural southern Alberta, from the late 19th century to the 1980's.
Function: A saddle is a supportive structure for a rider, fastened to a horse's back/ranch-cowboy context.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None.
Missing: N/A
Finish: Predom. dark brown with lighter brown edge on cantle; silver horn, stirrups, rings & gromets.
Decoration: Estensive leatherwork on seat, swell, seat jockey, cantle, rear housing, skirt, fender, etc., consisting of raised floral & other geometric design elements.

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Calgary Saddlery Co. Ltd., Saddle, between 1890–1910, Artifact no. 2011.0027, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2011.0027.001/

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