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Spurs

Metal tool used in horsemanship

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  • A busy street corner with traders stopping for a tankard of beer and an artist painting a pub sign. Engraving by T. Cook, c. 1800, after W. Hogarth.
  • A busy street corner with traders stopping for a tankard of beer and an artist painting a pub sign. Engraving, c. 1751, after W. Hogarth.
  • A busy street corner with traders stopping for a tankard of beer and an artist painting a pub sign. Engraving, c. 1751, after W. Hogarth.
  • A spur-maker (spurrier) working at a bench as he talks to a customer. Woodcut by J. Amman.

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    A busy street corner with traders stopping for a tankard of beer and an artist painting a pub sign. Engraving by T. Cook, c. 1800, after W. Hogarth.

    Hogarth, William, 1697-1764. | Date: 1 April 1800 | Reference: 26459i
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    A dish is brought to the table of the Border chiefs of Northumberland: instead of food, the dish contains a spur, indicating that the men should ride out and plunder for food. Photograph after W.B. Scott.

    Scott, William Bell, 1811-1890. | Date: [19--?] | Reference: 3163022i
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    A busy street corner with traders stopping for a tankard of beer and an artist painting a pub sign. Engraving, c. 1751, after W. Hogarth.

    Hogarth, William, 1697-1764. | Date: Publish'd according to Act of Parliament 1 February 1751 | Reference: 26964i
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    A spur-maker (spurrier) working at a bench as he talks to a customer. Woodcut by J. Amman.

    Amman, Jost, 1539-1591. | Date: [1568] | Reference: 34919i

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