A Silver-plated Iron Boot Spur from the Kirke House Midden

A Silver-plated Iron Boot Spur.
A silver-plated iron boot spur was found in the midden. Not necessarily a horseman's equipment, spurs were a standard part of a gentleman's costume until about mid-century.

Reproduced by permission of the Colony of Avalon Foundation, Ferryland, Newfoundland, © 2001.

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