Horse plume
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
wool & feather
Measurements
380 mm (L)
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 291686.13
Summary
A collection of decorative horse and carriage trappings to match CAL/T/417. They include four oval red baize covers (a-d), lined and edged with silver braid for the horses backs; four red and white braided strips (e-h) with criss cross decoration and red and white woollen tassels at the end, to hang on the back of a carriage; two small red straps (i-j), two nose bands (k-l) and red and white feathered plume (m).B140