Chili [Chile] Stirrup, worn by all classes, particularly on long journeys. It is made of Wood and handsomely carved

Object Status:

Extant

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 95

Additional Source Text:

"Presented to the donor by Capn. Coffin."

Notes:

The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography, Harvard University, acquired many cultural items in 1899 from Moses Kimball's Boston Museum. Kimball and P. T. Barnum jointly purchased many of the Peale collections when they were sold about 1849. The stirrup pictured here has a portion of a hand-written Peale label attached to it.