Номер объекта
51/1075
Описание
Please note that this object no longer forms part of the Museum of English Rural Life collection, and so cannot be accessed at our institution. DEACCESSIONED.
This brass polehead is of the bedpost type with one large mushroom shaped bulge and several smaller bulges and is surmounted by a lamb with a flag fixed near its left poor. It belonged to the Club which met at the Lamb and Flag in Blagdon, Somerset. Poleheads were carried on processions by members of village clubs or parish friendly societies on their annual ‘walks’. The friendly societies were formed to provide some insurance for members against sickness or death, and also played an important role in the social life of the village.
Физическое описание
1 polehead: brass
Архивная история
Club brasses, mounted on poles, were carried in procession by the members of village clubs on their annual ‘walks’. These clubs were parish friendly societies formed to provide some insurance for their members against sickness or death, though in addition they played an important part in the social life of the village. The majority of these societies dated from about 1793 when the Government passed an act to encourage their foundation. Several more acts followed during the first 60 years of the 19th century, until excessive government protection led to the decline of the clubs. A few however remained in existence until the National Insurance Act of 1911. Most clubs had a strict code of behaviour laid down in their constitutions and usually the annual meeting was followed by a church service and a ‘walk’ round the parish. Although poles were carried in this procession in many districts, the use of brass heads was confined to Somerset and the adjoining counties. The design of the brasses was sometimes conventional or sometimes represented an interest of the club such as the inn in which the meetings were held.
Дата
1700 - 1899
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