Loin strap
Category
Leatherwork
Date
circa 1800
Materials
Leather, metal and silver
Measurements
590 mm (L)
Order this imageCollection
Powis Castle and Garden, Powys
NT 1180862.49
Summary
One of two breeching straps, three components per strap. Short loin or hip strap and two Y shaped hanging straps to engage buckles on breeching tugs, decorated with the Powis Crest. The split short hip strap has been mistakenly listed as part of the components of this breeaching strap, but this split strap is the front hip strap connecting two of the crested drops POW.L.18.53-56 and the plain stap POW.L.18.58 is part of this breeching strap (Colin Henderson 24/02/2011).
Provenance
Purchased by the National Trust from the John George Herbert, 8th Earl of Powis and Powis Estate Trustees in March 2012.