Sporran. A red leather flap with a decorative stitched border folds over a mass of brown hair hanging downwards. There are eight tassels of yellow cord arranged in two rows, also hanging downwards from the flap.

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Title

Sporran. A red leather flap with a decorative stitched border folds over a mass of brown hair hanging downwards. There are eight tassels of yellow cord arranged in two rows, also hanging downwards from the flap.

Identifier

ABDUA:17971

Description

Sporran with eight yellow woollen tassels. Reid (1912): 'Worn by Jacobite at battle of Culloden, 1746.'

Format

leather ox skin wool, L: 242 mm W: 200 mm

Type

Physical Object

Coverage

Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Braemar Aberdeenshire

Provenance

Acquisition Source: McAldowie, A.M Dr