Name/TitleSaddle Bag
About this objectThis is a saddle bag made of woollen check material lined with canvas, with pigskin pouches to hold weights. The bag was placed under the saddle and carried the handicapping weights, it was secured by two straps on each side. It was used by the donor's father, Mr. G.B. Blaker, a farmer who rode in point-to-point races.
Date Madec.1909
Medium and MaterialsThe bag is made of a woollen material with a canvas lining and pigskin pouches.
MeasurementsDimensions:
Length: 1 foot 3 inches
Transverse measure: 2 feet 6 inches (a tuck has been taken in to leave 2 feet 2 inches)
Pouches: 7 inches deep, stitched to form 4 pouches (each roughly 3 3/4 inches)
Object numberSTMEA:A.5262
Copyright Licence
Attribution - Non-commercial (cc)
