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Horse Brass - Three Horseshoes within Horseshoe, 1825-1939
Reg. No: ST 034441
- Summary:
- Horse brass: Three small horseshoes surrounded by a larger horseshoe. Type: cast brass. Date: 1825-1939.
Horseshoes 'were a symbol of good luck and therefore very common and according to legend a horse shoe brass was used to prevent pixies from riding the horse. The three horseshoes on brasses depicted "One for God, One for Wod, and One for Lok"'. (Illustrated Guide to Horse Brasses, CD, 2007) - Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mr W. Haysom, 1982
| Discipline: | Technology |
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| Tagged with: | amulets, animals, cultural beliefs, folklore, harnesses, heraldry, horse brasses, rituals, souvenirs, symbols, -1 |
| Themes this item is part of: | Cultural Diversity Collection, Sustainable Futures Collection |
| Primary Classification: | AGRICULTURE & RURAL LIFE |
| Secondary Classification: | Animal Husbandry |
| Tertiary Classification: | horses |
| Date Made: | England, Great Britain, 1825-1939 Cast horse brasses were first made in 1825, and following the introduction of motor vehicles and decline in horsedrawn transport, regular production ceased in the 1930s. |
| References: |
http://www.horsebrassera.co.uk/history.htm, viewed, 23.05.2008 LDH http://www.nationalhorsebrasssociety.org.uk/Contents/Text/Index.asp?SiteId=903&;SiteExtra=12607593&TopNavId=31&NavSideId=12554, viewed, 23.05.2008 LDH "COLLECTIONS - Strange Amulets for Horses", http://nmz.ponyclubvic.org.au/site/ponyclub/nmz/downloads/kcertstuff/issue9-april05.pdf, viewed, 23.05.2008 LDH http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_brass, viewed, 23.05.2008 LDH http://antiquehorse.com/newbookspage2.html, viewed, 23.05.2008 LDH http://www.antiquehorse.com/antiquehorsepage3.html, viewed, 23.05.2008 LDH http://www.darwincountry.org/explore/000934.html, viewed, 23.05.2008 LDH |
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