Content Description

1. One Lower California Spanish Colonial saddle, brown hand carved bype circa 1830-1840. 2. One Hawaiian Cowboy saddle Old and new parts. 3. One native Ceylon saddle. wood and fiber - small 4. One "Old Spanish" saddle. 1890's/ 5. One Gaucho mounted saddle, rawhide, sheepskin, no horn. S.A.Mattalde Ltda maker 6. One "Visalia" silver mounted saddle, brown, round skirts with tapedors PARADE SADDLE, c. 1926 Serial # 18978 7. One "Visalia" silver mounted black saddle, corona, square skirts with tapedors. PARADE SADDLE, 1926 Serial #18980 8. One "Visalia" silver mounted saddle, with turquoise, brown, square skirts with tapedors. 1926 Serial #18979 9. Bohlin maker, Hollywood, CA. Carved leather, heavy silver ornamentation saddle 10. Damascus saddle - eavily padded wood, embroidered with match head stall 11. Loomis maker, Santa Barbara saddle., 1889-1904 12. One Horse hair bridle 13-19. Seven silver mounted bridles and bits 17 paintings comissioned by Dwight Murphy in the early 1960's Artist: Nicholas S. Firfires (1917 - 1990) Oil on Masonite Collection Santa Barbara Historical Museum Nicholas Firfires spent much of his formative years on his family's San Luis Obispo County ranch, learning the skills of the working cowboy. He studied art in Los Angeles and eventually opened a Santa Barbara studio. Firfires immersed himself in the local equestrian scene as a Rancheros Visitadores member and participant in Fiesta parades. 20 Gaucho (Argentine Cowboy), period of 1850 to 1870 21 Cossack (Russian Cavalry, period of 1873 22 American Cavalry Officer, period of 1890 23 Knight on Courser, Sixteenth Century 24 Mongolian Tartar, type that rode with Genghis Khan 25 Bengal Lancer (British Indian Cavalry), period of 1888, of Skinner's Fast Horse Regiment 26 Man O' War, (American Thoroughbread) by Fair Play out of Mahubah. Affectionately called "Big Red". 27 Crusader, period of 1096 28 Canadian Mounted Police, period of 1890 29 Pony Express, period of 1861 30 Arab Lancer 31 Plains Indian (Crow), period of 1800 32 Cowboy (American), period of 1885 33 California Don (spanish), period of 1840 35 American Saddle Bred (Five Gaited) 36 Irish Hunter See Mr. Murphy's letter of February 3, 1961, in letter file. ADDENDUM to 12.64.175-1-19 37. Photograph of Mr. Dwight Murphy on "Fernando", Mr. T. Wilson Dibblee on "El Capitan", and Mrs. Thomas B. Dibblee and Mrs. Dwight Murphy standing. Santa Barbara Fiesta - 1924. 38. Colored photo of "Rey de los Reyes", Rancho San Fernando Rey. 39. Another colored photo of "Rey de los Reyes" of Rancho San Fernando Rey. 40. Colored photo of three Palomino Stallions at Rancho San Fernando Rey. 41. Photo of Mares and Colts at Rancho San Fernando Rey - 1938. 42. Photo of Mountain Lion Captured at Rancho San Fernando Rey- 1938. Note: All above photos are mounted. 43. Visalia Saddle #22625 , 1926

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

Gift of Mr. Dwight Murphy

Restrictions Apply

No