Vintage Harness Strap or Martingale with Four Horse Brasses childs-whip height 9" (22

height 9" (22

It has its original stitched leather keeper or tongue at its end

which may once have held a wrist strap

a cutlery maker registered in Sheffield in the late 18th Century

This whip has an antler or staghorn  handle

Vintage Harness Strap or Martingale with Four Horse Brasses childs-whip height 9" (22This is a broad black strap with a brass ring at each end a brass buckle at the top. There are four horse brasses suspended from it : A horse head in a horseshoe which measures 4" (11. 3cm) x 3" (9cm) A pierced brass with a central clover leaf which measures 4" (11cm) x 3" (9cm) A brass with a central dome which measures 4" (11cm) x 3" (9cm) A pierced brass with a central heart which measures 4" (11cm) x 3" (9cm) Dimensions : Leather mount 22" (56cm)