1945.11.65.2

Collection type

Object

Description

A pair of Morris Dancer's bell pads of red leather with brass pellet bells and green ribbons. Bells of stamped brass. For other pair, see 1945.11.65 .1 [LC 20/1/2020]

Long description

Pair of Morris Dancer's bell pads. The 12 stamped brass bells are attached to a piece of leather. The leather is dyed red and cut with four vertical slits. The three central strips each have four bells. The edge of the leather is decorated with a green ribbon, tied into bows at the centre of each side and corners. The pad has light green textile ties. These ties are fragile. [MJD 14/10/2014]

Geographical reference

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

England

Cultural groups

English

Person

Maker Unknown Maker

Field collector Henry Balfour

PRM source Henry Balfour

Date / Period

Date made: Circa 1902

Date collected

circa 1902

Acquisition information

Found unentered: 1945

Materials and processes

Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Ribbon Textile, Material Pigment, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Material Textile, Process Stamped, Process Stitched, Process Woven, Process Dyed

Dimensions

Length: max 516 mm, Width: max 210 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 1945.11.65.2

Research and responses

Examined by Mike Heaney 25 February 2008 (a morris dancer and researcher on the subject). He identified these as part of a set of six made for a performance by Headington Quarry Morris Dancers at the Coronation of Edward VII. The Coronation was delayed so the dances did not happen. In the Museum collections are four of the six sets, see 1903.57.1 .1-.2, 1917.53.468 .1-.2, 1945.11.65 .1-.2 and 2008.59.1 .1-.2. [ZM 26/02/2008]

Search terms: Music, Dance, Ornament, Ritual and Ceremonial, Musical Instrument, Dance Accessory, Ceremonial Object, Rattle, Bell, Leg Ornament, Arm Ornament