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- Mcclellan Saddle, 1857-1872 - U.S. Army Captain George McClellan designed the McClellan saddle based on his study of European cavalry forces. The saddle was simple and lightweight, but sturdy enough to properly support a rider and gear. The U.S. Army adopted the design in 1859, and it remained in use through the 1940s when American horse-mounted cavalry operations ended.
- 1857-1872
- Collections - Artifact
Mcclellan Saddle, 1857-1872
U.S. Army Captain George McClellan designed the McClellan saddle based on his study of European cavalry forces. The saddle was simple and lightweight, but sturdy enough to properly support a rider and gear. The U.S. Army adopted the design in 1859, and it remained in use through the 1940s when American horse-mounted cavalry operations ended.
- Sidesaddle, Used by the Hewitt Family, 1870-1900 - Abram Hewitt and Edward Cooper formed the Trenton Iron Works in 1847. Hewitt married Cooper's sister, Sarah Amelia Cooper, in 1855. The Cooper and Hewitt families co-owned several subsequent businesses, and they shared a summer estate, Ringwood Manor, in northern New Jersey. Abram Hewitt served in the U.S. House of Representatives and as mayor of New York City.
- 1870-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Sidesaddle, Used by the Hewitt Family, 1870-1900
Abram Hewitt and Edward Cooper formed the Trenton Iron Works in 1847. Hewitt married Cooper's sister, Sarah Amelia Cooper, in 1855. The Cooper and Hewitt families co-owned several subsequent businesses, and they shared a summer estate, Ringwood Manor, in northern New Jersey. Abram Hewitt served in the U.S. House of Representatives and as mayor of New York City.
- English Saddle, 1890-1910 -
- 1890-1910
- Collections - Artifact
English Saddle, 1890-1910
- Western Sidesaddle, 1870-1920 -
- 1870-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Western Sidesaddle, 1870-1920
- English Sidesaddle, 1890-1920 -
- 1890-1920
- Collections - Artifact
English Sidesaddle, 1890-1920
- Saddle Tree -
- 1800-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Saddle Tree
- English Sidesaddle, 1870-1920 -
- 1870-1920
- Collections - Artifact
English Sidesaddle, 1870-1920
- McClellan Saddle, 1860-1870 - U.S. Army Captain George McClellan designed the McClellan saddle based on his study of European cavalry forces. The saddle was simple and lightweight, but sturdy enough to properly support a rider and gear. The U.S. Army adopted the design in 1859, and it remained in use through the 1940s when American horse-mounted cavalry operations ended.
- 1860-1870
- Collections - Artifact
McClellan Saddle, 1860-1870
U.S. Army Captain George McClellan designed the McClellan saddle based on his study of European cavalry forces. The saddle was simple and lightweight, but sturdy enough to properly support a rider and gear. The U.S. Army adopted the design in 1859, and it remained in use through the 1940s when American horse-mounted cavalry operations ended.
- Western Saddle, 1870-1920 -
- 1870-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Western Saddle, 1870-1920
- Grimsley Saddle, 1840-1870 -
- 1840-1870
- Collections - Artifact
Grimsley Saddle, 1840-1870