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Description: | Cast copper alloy horse harness mount, shield-shaped in plan with a curved knop at the top of the shield, curvilinear sides, tapering to a pointed terminal. There is lettering on the face of the mount, but it is too corroded to make out any words. The back of the mount has an incuse crown above the letters 'T H', and another crown below the letters. These letters may represent the initials of the owner. There is also an 'H' below the central circular lug, which has the remains of a steel pin in it and is surrounded by iron corrosion product. This mount was probably attached to one of the blinkers on the horse's eye, or onto one of the pads on the saddle.
Read (1988) illustrates a similar harness mount on page 184, No.1260, with four lugs, which is earlier in style, and dates from the 18th to the 19th century.
Bailey (1992) illustrates a similar shield-shaped example on page 89, No.37b, which dates from the late 19th century to the early 20th century. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Tyacke, Anna - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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