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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy horse plume holder of probable 18th or 19th century date. The object is broadly cylindrical with tapering sides and is hollow; one end is open for the insertion of the plume, while two rivet holes below the lip would have secured the plume in place. At the opposing end of the object the cylinder narrows abruptly and terminates in a rounded knop. There is circumferential recessed banding around the trapping and the terminating knop has a rivet hole with iron corrosion. Later examples have a screw thread. A small number of similar items have been recorded on this database (e.g. BERK-4D9688). They are likely to be the decorative plume fittings seen on heavy draft horses, a sight still seen at country shows.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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