University of Reading | Archive and Museum Database

Object number
59/119/4
Description
This pair of hames are from the harness of a cart horse. A hame is the rigid wooden frame of a horse's harness and would be attached to a padded leather collar. The harness was used on the Godman Estate in Horsham, West Sussex, and at Pepper Gate Farm in Lower Beeding, West Sussex.
Physical description
pair of hames: wood, metal
Object name
Harness, hame
Material
Wood, Metal
Associated subject
LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT : harnessing and shoeing
Cart horse
Horse
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_5608.tif - High resolution image