Skip to main content Skip to main navigation
heart-solid My Visit Donate
Home Smithsonian Institution IK development site for ODI
Press Enter to activate a submenu, down arrow to access the items and Escape to close the submenu.
    • Overview
    • Museums and Zoo
    • Entry and Guidelines
    • Museum Maps
    • Dine and Shop
    • Accessibility
    • Visiting with Kids
    • Group Visits
    • Overview
    • Exhibitions
    • Online Events
    • All Events
    • IMAX & Planetarium
    • Overview
    • Topics
    • Collections
    • Research Resources
    • Stories
    • Podcasts
    • Overview
    • For Caregivers
    • For Educators
    • For Students
    • For Academics
    • For Lifelong Learners
    • Overview
    • Become a Member
    • Renew Membership
    • Make a Gift
    • Volunteer
    • Overview
    • Our Organization
    • Our Leadership
    • Reports and Plans
    • Newsdesk
heart-solid My Visit Donate

Saddle

American History Museum

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .
International media Interoperability Framework
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.
View manifest View in Mirador Viewer

    Object Details

    associated user

    Sheridan, Philip H.

    maker

    Felipe del Aguila

    Description

    The Spaniards who invaded Mexico brought to North America a well-developed equestrian tradition. Over the centuries, horses, saddles, and other riding paraphernalia were altered by the landscape and the lifestyles of both Spanish and indigenous riders. Accompanied by mariachi music, la charrería is the elaborate and spectacle-driven tradition of horsemanship in Mexico. As a national sport rooted in the everyday demands of ranching, the crafts and techniques of charrería were adopted and modified by American settlers in the 19th century. They in turn developed their own rodeo tradition. This elaborate saddle with embossed silver medallions was given to General Philip Sheridan by a Mexican friend in 1866. In that year, General Sheridan armed Mexican nationalists led by Benito Juárez, and headed a 50,000-man army along the U.S.-Mexico border in order to pressure France to end its occupation of Mexico.

    Description (Spanish)

    Los españoles que invadieron México transfirieron a Norteamérica una tradición ecuestre bien desarrollada. A lo largo de los siglos, los caballos, las monturas y otra parafernalia relativa a la equitación se modificarían para adaptarse a la geografía y al estilo de vida tanto de los españoles como de los indígenas. Junto al acompañamiento de música mariachi, la charrería es la tradición ecuestre de México, elaborada y transformada para el espectáculo. Como práctica nacional enraizada en las demandas cotidianas de la vida en las haciendas, el arte y la técnica de la charrería fueron adoptados y modificados por los colonos americanos en el siglo XIX, quienes a su vez desarrollaron su propia tradición de rodeo. Esta compleja montura con medallones de plata estampados en relieve fue entregada al General Philip Sheridan por un amigo mexicano en 1866. En dicho año, el General Sheridan armó a nacionalistas mexicanos conducidos por Benito Juárez, quien encabezó un ejército de 50.000 hombres a lo largo de la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México para presionar a Francia a que pusiera fin a la ocupación de México.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Philip H. Sheridan

    Date made

    ca 1865

    associated date

    1865

    ID Number

    CL.035293

    catalog number

    35293
    35,293

    accession number

    89849

    Object Name

    saddle, charro

    Physical Description

    leather (overall material)
    iron (overall material)
    silver (overall material)
    parchment (overall material)
    wood (overall material)
    repoussed (overall production method/technique)
    stamped (overall production method/technique)

    place made

    Mexico

    location where used

    Mexico

    Related Publication

    Man Made Mobile

    See more items in

    Home and Community Life: Ethnic
    Government, Politics, and Reform
    Cultures & Communities
    Military
    Mexican America

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-a9a9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_664536

    Discover More

    Lithograph depicting an indigenous Mexican woman cooking while her seated child looks up at her.

    Mexican America

    Lithograph depicting an indigenous Mexican woman cooking while her seated child looks up at her.

    Bibliography

    Lithograph depicting an indigenous Mexican woman cooking while her seated child looks up at her.

    Mexican America

    Lithograph depicting an indigenous Mexican woman cooking while her seated child looks up at her.

    Resources and Credits

    Lithograph depicting an indigenous Mexican woman cooking while her seated child looks up at her.

    History

    Lithograph depicting an indigenous Mexican woman cooking while her seated child looks up at her.

    Glosario Mexicoamericano

    Lithograph depicting an indigenous Mexican woman cooking while her seated child looks up at her.

    Mexican America: Glossary

    arrow-up Back to top
    Home
    • Facebook facebook
    • Instagram instagram
    • LinkedIn linkedin
    • YouTube youtube

    • Contact Us
    • Get Involved
    • Shop Online
    • Job Opportunities
    • Equal Opportunity
    • Inspector General
    • Records Requests
    • Accessibility
    • Host Your Event
    • Press Room
    • Privacy
    • Terms of Use