Horse blanket
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wool, hemp, leather and linen.
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Florence Court, County Fermanagh
NT 631374
Summary
Brown blanket with belly band in blue and gold. Crimson piping with Cole coronet. The main fabric is of slightly felted brown wool, trimmed with red wool baize around all edges. There is a central band with the Cole coronet on the back also in wool baize; partially in pink. Belly band (girth?) is of blue and gold hessian twill with leather trim, there is lettering stamped into the trim and straps. The chest straps are varied; one is undyed linen; the other red and gold hemp with leather straps. The chest section has been altered by folded back on both sides and stitched and a circular hole has been cut through the centre.
Marks and inscriptions
(Cole coronet)