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Revolutions Transport Museum > Records

Donkey collar with mirror

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Overview

Mirror set within a donkey collar complete with hames and side straps. Collar is leather lined and hames are wood with metal fittings painted black.

Historical information

Originally, this donkey collar would have been part of a harness used to attach a donkey to a load such as a cart. As animal transport declined, animal collars were no longer needed. When embedded with a mirror, they became fashionable, functional art pieces.

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Registration number

cwa-org-102-1998.252

Material

Height or length

525 mm

Contextual Information

Acquired via the original bequest of Lew Whiteman.

Revolutions Transport Museum

Revolutions Transport Museum

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Brown leather horse collar with light wooden hames on white background. In centre of collar is a mirror.

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