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  • Jamesblair - Monday 18 January 2016 00:21
    This pattern, in white metal, was very typical of Gypsy van harness. Gypsies did not usually favour hanging brasses on their harness; it was usually decorated with studs, metal keepers, and horseshoe buckles, nearly always in white metal, and with these plain but elegant rosettes on the top of the bridle and often also as a face piece. They used white metal because it was easier to keep clean and looked better with the red patent leather decoration on the straps.