Wooden horse bit (154c)

Object/Artifact

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Waterperry Museum

Wooden horse bit

Wooden horse bit

Name/Title

Wooden horse bit (154c)

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.1114

Description

Simple hand-made wooden horse bit with two iron rings attached through holes at each end of the bit.

Cataloged By

Felix Lam

Category

Horse Welfare and Farriers
Animal Husbandry

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Gordon Dempster

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

154c

Dimensions

Length

220 mm

Weight

727 g

Dimension Notes

Diameter ring 85 mm; circumference ring 360 mm; circumference wooden bit centre 785 mm, edge 130 mm; circumference of iron ring 35 mm.

Material

Wood - ebonised, Iron

Location

* Untyped Location

WW upper

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair