Riding crop
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal and leather
Measurements
700 mm (L)
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 289874
Summary
Whip of twisted gut with plain silver mounts. The gut is bound along the tapered length, the top and three bands are of silver. A crest was perhaps once on the end - now worn. A short plaited tip is attached to the fine end.
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.