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Bit (bridle component): HEN.M.163-1933

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Unknown

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Description

Bit, bridle component, 16th century.

Notes

History note: Mr James Stewart Henderson of 'Abbotsford', Downs Road, St Helen's Park, Hastings, Sussex

Legal notes

J.S. Henderson Bequest

Measurements and weight

Depth: 4.0 cm
Length: 40.3 cm
Weight: 1.005 kg
Width: 16.0 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933-03-16) by Henderson, James Stewart

Dating

16th Century
Circa 1500 - 1600

Materials used in production

Steel

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: HEN.M.163-1933
Primary reference Number: 18733
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 13 April 2017 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bit (bridle component)" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/18733 Accessed: 2024-11-24 05:16:01

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