Accession No
1914.416.6
Description
Iron horseshoe. Thin, wide plate with oval aperture; calkins protruding upwards at each heel; raised toe clip; evidence of a fuller on each side of branch, though obscured by corrosion. Four nails protruding from surface.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cumbria; Westmoreland; Brigsteer
Period
Post Medieval
Source
McKenny, Hughes Thomas (Professor) [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1914.416.6; MAA: Z 41597 B; AR 1914.183.5-6
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
120mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label affixed to object reads: 'Brigsteer Westmorland 1901 TMcKH. Fig[ure]d Camb. Ant. Soc Vol X. Pl. xvii f. 4. p256'
Event Date
Author: Clare McKenna
Description (Physical description)
Iron horseshoes, with lip at front and back edges.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
1901, likely the collection date.
Event Date 1901
Author: maa
Context (References)
Hughes, T. McK. (1903). 'On ancient Horse-shoes'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 10(3). pp. 249-258, Pl. XVII F.4
Event Date 1903
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for 1914.416.5-6: '[horse-shoes] one wide and one narrow.'
Event Date 1914
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for Z 41957 A-B: 'Pair iron horseshoes.'
Event Date 17/12/1985
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Iron horseshoe. Thin, wide plate with oval aperture; calkins protruding upwards at each heel; raised toe clip; evidence of a fuller on each side of branch, though obscured by corrosion. Four nails protruding from surface.
Event Date 6/2/2024
Author: Clare McKenna
FM:309083
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