Object number
51/1169
Description
A buttress or hoof scraper used by a farrier to prepare the horse’s hoof for shoeing. From the 18th C..
A buttrees, or hoof scraper, was used by a farrier to prepare the horse’s hoof for shoeing. This buttress is made of wrought iron and dates from the eighteenth century. It has two arms which have round open ends that contain a ball. One arm extrudes beyond the first and has a flat end with a sharp edge. The shorter arm also has a smaller round end.
Physical description
1 buttress: metal (wrought iron); good condition
Archival history
Victoria & Albert Museum No. 2204, 1899.
Production date
1700-01-01 - 1799-12-31
Production period
Eighteenth century
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_609.tif - High resolution image
