Object number
58/51
Exhibition
Description
A riding crop with an ivory handle. It was used by the donor's daughter in Caversham in the early 1940s.
This riding crop has an ivory handle attached to the shaft by a brass ferrule, and a leather strap. It was used by the donor's daughter in Caversham in the early 1940s.
Physical description
1 riding crop: leather, brass, ivory
Label Text
Riding crop, 1940s. This riding crop is of a fairly common design and features a handle made of antler. Both pre-war and during the Second World War, items like this were a necessary accessory for farmers, most of whom used horses to move around their land and to check their stock. Horse-based practices became steadily less common as mechanised farming took over. This particular example actually belonged to the donor's daughter who used it throughout the 1940s. MERL 58/51.
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_2704.tif - High resolution image
