Riding Crop
maker
Unknown
Date19th century
Place MadeUnited States, North America
MediumOak with leather handle and silver bands
Dimensions78.1 x 2.2 cm (30 3/4 x 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsTools and Equipment
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberU11s1
eMuseum ID721291
EmbARK ObjectID13532
Textile Database Number571
TMS Source ID2444
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb 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.
BibliographyNotesDiana Seave Greenwald, "Isabella Stewart Gardner and Her Horses," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 26 April 2022, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/isabella-stewart-gardner-and-her-horses
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
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