Horse Furniture series

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This series is listed in the black book. Some of the items seem to have been displayed in Cases 3 and 5 and others on Screen 36 at Bethnal Green and South Kensington Museums.

Black book number	PRM accession book	Black book entry
Black 1886	[1884.51.5 .1 - 2]	1886 Pair of Patagonian stirrups wood
Black 1887	1884.51.19 .2-4	Case 5 1887 Patagonian spurs (3) wood (Similar in B.M.) Added Black book entry - ?Wood coll
Black 1888	Not matched	1888 Horse furniture: Head collar silver curb chain bound with silver Philippine Is. Obtd by Sir E Belcher
Black 1889	1884.110.11 or 1884.107.17	1889 Nupi head collar ornamented with bells W Africa 3321
Black 1890	1884.53.28	1890 Indian head collar furnished with steel blade nose piece Hindostan 2813
Black 1891	[1884.14.16]	Screen 36 1891 Horse furniture: Macquasie whip British Guiana [nb part of old label stuck into book but most has been broken off and is placed in pieces loosely between this page and the preceding] Added Black book entry - Akawoi of cane work
Black 1892	Not matched	R[eturned 31.2.84 Bronze ornaments (2) bronze period, supposed to be horse ornaments p. 130
Black 1893	1884.68.90-99	Case 3 1893 Specimens of bronze horse bits (11) various patterns bronze period found in England and Ireland
Black 1894	Not matched	Two bronze horse bits ditto [found in England and Ireland]
Black 1895	1884.52.11	Case 3 1895 Celtic bronze bit of different patterns found in Co Dublin (one ring missing)
Black 1896	1884.53.9	Case 3 1896 Bronze horse trapping breast piece with fragments of leather remaining bronze period Ireland
Black 1897	1884.53.18	Case 3 1897 Bronze trace buckle
Black 1898	1884.50.24	Case 7 1898 Iron horseshoe Roman from Lefevre Collection Macon similar forms have been found in the Thames
Black 1899	1884.50.25	Case 3 1899 Iron horseshoe peculiar form probably Roman found on the east side of Leathersellers Buildings Oct'r 1866 London Wall
Black 1900	1884.50.3	Case 3 1900 Horse shoe iron Found in Cannon St 1864 Medieval
Black 1901	1884.50.1	Case 3 1901 Horseshoe similar form [to 1884.50.3] Found in London 1865
Black 1902	1884.50.19	Case 3 1902 - 1905 Ancient horseshoes found in London
Black 1903	1884.50.10	Case 3 1902 - 1905 Ancient horseshoes found in London
Black 1904	1884.50.9	Case 3 1902 - 1905 Ancient horseshoes found in London
Black 1905	1884.50.17	Case 3 1902 - 1905 Ancient horseshoes found in London
Black 1906	1884.50.20	Case 3 1906 Large horseshoe found in excavations at Walthamstow
Black 1907	1884.52.7	Case 3 1907 Straight horse bit Roman Found east of St Mildreds in the Poultry London Oct 1866
Black 1908	1884.52.8	Case 3 1908 Iron bit late Roman found east of St Mildreds in the Poultry London Oct 1866
Black 1909	1884.52.10	Case 3 1909 Iron bit fragments of leather attached found in London ?Roman
Black 1910	1884.52.9	Case 3 1910 Iron bit heavy From Lefevre collection Macon
Black 1911	1884.52.18	Case 3 1911 Bit African
Black 1912	1884.52.20	Case 3 1912 - 1914 Modern Turkish ring bits
Black 1913	1884.52.21	Case 3 1912 - 1914 Modern Turkish ring bits
Black 1914	1884.52.22	Case 3 1912 - 14 Modern Turkish ring bits
Black 1915	1884.52.23	Case 3 1915 Bronze bit rings terminating in dog's heads
Black 1916	1884.52.17	Case 3 1916 Iron bit locality not stated
Black 1917	1884.53.12-16	Case 3 or 5 1917 Bronze harness stud said to have been found at Tara Ireland Harness studs (3) 18th cent and two other objects [sic]
Black 1918	1884.140.420-422	Case 5 1918 Three Roman bronze prick spurs rare. Two from the Pourtales colln and one from the Lefevre colln Macon
Black 1919	1884.140.414	Case 5 1919 Merovingian bronze prick spur Lefevre colln Macon
Black 1920	1884.140.423-424	Case 5 1920 Prick spur iron about AD 1300 and point of another from excavation in Cannon St Feb '66 On card.
Black 1921	1884.140.425-429	Case 5 1921 Card contg 5 spur rowels Found on north bank of the Thames near Steelyard 1864.
Black 1922	1884.140.413	Case 5 1922 Iron prick spur found in London
Black 1923	1884.140.405	Case 5 1923 Spur ?14th cent found in the Thames near Greenhithe April 1867
Black 1924	1884.140.406	Case 5 1924 Spur iron 14th cent? Thames bank Queenhithe 15.12.66
Black 1925	1884.140.407	Case 5 1925 Spur iron time of Henry VI Cripplegate 26th July 1866
Black 1926	1884.140.408	Case 5 1926 Spur latter part of Henry VI's reign Cannon St Railway '64
Black 1927	1884.140.412	Case 5 1927 Spur Found in Thames near Queenhithe 8.4.67
Black 1928	Not matched	Case 5 1928 - 1942 Spurs (15) various times found in London
Black 1929	1884.140.390	Case 5 1928 - 1942 Spurs (15) various times found in London
Black 1930	1884.140.391, 409-411	Case 5 1928 - 1942 Spurs (15) various times found in London
Black 1931	1884.140.393	Case 5 1928 - 1942 Spurs (15) various times found in London
Black 1932	Not matched	Case 5 1928 - 1942 Spurs (15) various times found in London
Black 1933	Not matched	Case 5 1928 - 1942 Spurs (15) various times found in London
Black 1934	1884.140.387	Case 5 1928 - 1942 Spurs (15) various times found in London
Black 1935	1884.140.389	Case 5 1928 - 1942 Spurs (15) various times found in London
Black 1936	1884.140.394	Case 5 1928 - 1942 Spurs (15) various times found in London
Black 1937	1884.140.386	Case 5 1928 - 1942 Spurs (15) various times found in London
Black 1938	1884.140.388	Case 5 1928 - 1942 Spurs (15) various times found in London
Black 1939	1884.140.392	Case 5 1928 - 1942 Spurs (15) various times found in London
Black 1940	Not matched	Case 5 1928 - 1942 Spurs (15) various times found in London
Black 1941	1884.140.395, 435	Case 5 1928 - 1942 Spurs (15) various times found in London
Black 1942	1884.140.396	Case 5 1928 - 1942 Spurs (15) various times found in London
Black 1943	1884.140.398	Case 5 1943 Large spur for Jack boot Time of Cromwell
Black 1944	1884.140.403 .1-2	Case 5 1944 Spurs a pair Double rowels
Black 1945	1884.140.404	Case 5 1945 Large spur double rowel [sic]
Black 1946	1884.140.399	Case 5 1946 Spur plated Maker's name Gill Queenhithe 2.1.67
Black 1947	1884.140.400	Case 5 1947 - 1949 Three S American silver spurs
Black 1948	1884.140.401	Case 5 1947 - 1949 Three S American silver spurs
Black 1949	1884.140.402	Case 5 1947 - 1949 Three S American silver spurs
Black 1950	1884.140.416	Case 5 1950 - 1951 Mexican spurs
Black 1951	1884.140.417	Case 5 1950 - 1951 Mexican spurs
Black 1952	1884.53.8	Case 3 1952 Ornament for pommel of a saddle with small bronze crotal attached Mahometan
Black 1953	1884.53.19	Case 3 1953 - 1958 Bronze objects (6) Roman manufacture Ring top said to be a Roman standard but thought to be portion of chariot furniture Lefevre coll Macon
Black 1954	1884.53.20	Case 3 1953 - 1958 Bronze objects (6) Roman manufacture Ring top said to be a Roman standard but thought to be portion of chariot furniture Lefevre coll Macon
Black 1955	1884.53.21	Case 3 1953 - 1958 Bronze objects (6) Roman manufacture Ring top said to be a Roman standard but thought to be portion of chariot furniture Lefevre coll Macon
Black 1956	1884.53.22	Case 3 1953 - 1958 Bronze objects (6) Roman manufacture Ring top said to be a Roman standard but thought to be portion of chariot furniture Lefevre coll Macon
Black 1957	1884.53.23	Case 3 1953 - 1958 Bronze objects (6) Roman manufacture Ring top said to be a Roman standard but thought to be portion of chariot furniture Lefevre coll Macon
Black 1958	1884.53.24	Case 3 1953 - 1958 Bronze objects (6) Roman manufacture Ring top said to be a Roman standard but thought to be portion of chariot furniture Lefevre coll Macon
Black book page 82a [Ag 2671]	1884.140.418, 419	Ag 2671 8.10.75 Niger spur (p 43)
Black book page 82a [Ag 7456d]	1884.52.1	Ag 7456d Patagonian bit and whip (3646)
Black book page 82a [Ag 7456d]	1884.52.2	Ag 7456d Spanish bit with Patagonian fittings (3548)
Black book page 82a [Ag 7456d]	1884.52.3	Ag 7456d Bit ?Patagonian (3644?)
Black book page 82a [Ag 7456d]	1884.53.29	Ag 7456d Patagonian girdle (3645)
Black book page 82a [Ag 7456d]	1884.107.18	Ag 7456d Horse collar with bells No locality (3540)
Black book page 82a [Ag 2671]	1884.140.418, 419	Ag 2671 8.10.75 Niger spur (p 43)
Black book page 82a [Ag 7456] ?	1884.101.79 no longer in museum	Ag 7456 Opium pipe (3362)
Black book page 82a [Ag 7456d]	1884.51.4 .1 - 2	Ag 7456d Pair of Mexican stirrups (1711)
Black book page 82a [Ag 7456d]	1884.52.1	Ag 7456d Patagonian bit and whip (3646)
Black book page 82a [Ag 7456d]	1884.52.2	Ag 7456d Spanish bit with Patagonian fittings (3548)
Black book page 82a [Ag 7456d]	1884.52.3	Ag 7456d Bit ?Patagonian (3644?)
Black book page 82a [Ag 7456d]	1884.53.29	Ag 7456d Patagonian girdle (3645)
Black book page 82a [Ag 7456d]	1884.107.18	Ag 7456d Horse collar with bells No locality (3540)

AP, March 2011

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