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Production: Unknown
Bit, bridle component, with original bridle and reins covered with yellow velvet.
History note: From the armoury of the Princes Radziwill, Castle of Niescwiez, Poland. To save the armoury from the Bolshevist uprising, the Lithuanian family of Radziwill moved it to their town-house in Warsaw. According to the London dealers Fenton and Furmage, the collection was acquired by the Austrian Dealers Pollak and Windonitz just before the First World War. Some pieces were sold in Germany, but most were offered for sale at Christie's, London, on 29 June 1926 and 14 June 1927 as the armoury of a `Russian Prince'.
Given by F.H. Cripps-Day
Method of acquisition: Given (1945-10-16) by Cripps-Day, Francis Henry
16th Century
Circa
1500
CE
-
1550
CE
Covering Material
composed of
velvet
( on bridle and reins)
Bit
composed of
steel
Accession number: M.8-1945
Primary reference Number: 18741
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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