Object number
51/570
Collection
Description
The brass on this face piece is circular and heavily perforated, with a small six-pointed star in the centre.
Horse brasses were fastened to various parts of the horse’s harness, and a horse could wear up to three hundred at a time. The brass on this face piece, which would hang from the bridle between the blinkers, is circular and heavily perforated, with a small six-pointed star in the centre. There is also a brass plate in the leather strap.
Physical description
1 face piece: metal [brass] and leather; good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'The brass on this face piece is circular and heavily perforated. It has a small 6-pointed star in the centre. A brass plate is set above the brass. // the leather measures 13.5 inches. // See also 51/280.', No Lavinia Smith No. recorded.
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_323.tif - High resolution image
