Summary
Horse brass depicting ace of hearts. Border of pierced holes, triangles and serrated edge. Design is possibly of gypsy and romany origin. The alloy nickel silver is possibly made from a copper, zinc and nickel alloy, nickel being about 18 percent is the alloy. Type: cast possibly from a "nickel silver" alloy. Date: 1825-1939.
Physical Description
Comments: item has two studs on back, possibly from the casting process.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr W. J. Haysom, 30 Jun 1982
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References
[Link 1] viewed, 23.05.2008 LDH [Link 2] viewed, 23.05.2008 LDH [Link 3] viewed, 23.05.2008 LDH [Link 4] viewed, 23.05.2008 LDH
[Book] Chevalier, Jean & Gheerbrant, Alain. 1994. The Penguin Dictionary of Symbols., 1994
[Digital Medium] Horsebrass Era. 2007. Illustrated Guide to Horse Brasses., 2007
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Keywords
Amulets, Animals, Cultural Beliefs, Folklore, Harnesses, Heraldry, Horse Brasses, Rituals, Souvenirs, Symbols