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Description: | Lead alloy and ironHarness Boss. Cast flat disc with a central motif of a ten petalled flower. The back bears a central iron or steel clip or staple, now corroded, for attachment. This is part of a range of mid 19th-century decorative horse furniture made in lead alloys, often to floral designs. Though now unprepossessing, the material would appear silvery when fresh and polished, and would decorate the trappings of draught horses. Suggested date: Modern, 1840-1860.Diameter: 47.3mm, Thickness (overall): 7.5mm, Weight: 44.19gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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