University of Reading | Archive and Museum Database

Object number
51/381/1-2
Exhibition
Queer Constellations
Description
A hame is the rigid wooden frame of a horse's harness and would be attached to a padded leather collar. This pair of eighteenth century hames, carved with a scroll design and painted, come from Micklerns' Farm in Knowl Hill, Berkshire.
Physical description
2 hames [pair]: wood
Production date
1700-01-01 - 1799-12-31
Production period
Eighteenth century
Object name
Harness, hame
Material
Wood
Technique
Carved, Painted
Dimensions
- Length 610 mm
Associated subject
LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT : harnessing and shoeing
Horse