Object number
68/208
Description
A horse bit consisting of two iron bars which are jointed in the middle of the bit. Used in Cornwall.
This is a horse bit. It consists of two iron bars which are jointed in the middle of the bit, each with a floral design disc suspended from, it with a large iron ring at the opposite end. This bit was used in Cornwall.
Physical description
1 horse bit: metal
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten Catalogue’ form - ‘BIT // Livestock Horses Harness // Somers Frieth Henley // Steel, Cornwall [pencil drawing].’
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_9385.tif - High resolution image
