Numero oggetto
51/1169
Descrizione
A buttrees, or hoof scraper, was used by a farrier to prepare the horse’s hoof for shoeing. This buttress is made of wrought iron and dates from the eighteenth century. It has two arms which have round open ends that contain a ball. One arm extrudes beyond the first and has a flat end with a sharp edge. The shorter arm also has a smaller round end.
Descrizione fisica
1 buttress: metal (wrought iron); good condition
Storico archivio
Victoria & Albert Museum No. 2204, 1899.
Data
1700-01-01 - 1799-12-31
Periodo di produzione
Eighteenth century
Nome oggetto
Materiale
Documento esterno
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_609.tif - High resolution image
