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Riding Whip

1750-1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Riding whip made of baleen in woven textile cover, silver, turtle shell and silk


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Baleen probably of the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) in woven textile cover, silver, hawksbill turtle shell (Eretmochelys imbricata) and silk
Brief description
Riding whip made of baleen in woven textile cover, silver, turtle shell and silk, England, 1750-1775
Physical description
Riding whip made of baleen in woven textile cover, silver, turtle shell and silk
Dimensions
  • Length: 29in
  • Height: 730mm
  • Width: 10mm
  • Depth: 10mm
Credit line
Given by Mrs M. M. Briant
Object history
RF number: 54/3386.
Collection
Accession number
T.105-1954

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Record createdApril 14, 2009
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