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1884.52.16

Iron horse bit with jointed mouthpiece. [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 3/12/2004]

1884.52.16

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Collection type
Object
Description
Iron horse bit with jointed mouthpiece. [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 3/12/2004]
Geographical reference
Austria
Europe > Western Europe > Austria
Tyrol Innsbruck
Cultural groups
Austrian
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1882?, uncertain
Date collected
1882
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Process Perforated, Process Incised
Dimensions
Width: max 200 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.52.16 PR no.: 21/ 14860
Research and responses

Note that this object is listed on an insert page [between pages 80 and 81] in vol 1 of the Pitt Rivers Catalogues of the Farnham Museum currently housed in the Cambridge University Library Manuscripts room, the page is headed 'List of Articles to go to Museum'. It is described as 'Iron Bit Innsbruck'. Pitt Rivers was in Austria in July, August and September 1882 according to vol 1, this object must have been collected then. It is also mentioned on page 87 with drawing, see RDF [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

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