Artifact: Bridles and whips
Materials: Illustration
Dimensions:
Date: 1769
Origin: Paris, France
Collection: Diderot et d'Alembert via Wikimedia Commons
License: Public Domain
Ledger Entry: Half Curb Bridle
Department: Saddlary
Customer: Captain Lewis Ellzey
Ledger Page: 30
Imported From:
Product Description
A bridle, part of the harness, allows a rider or driver to control the horse's head. It is composed of connecting leather straps to which the bit and reins are attached.
Citation: "Bridle." In The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001.; Diderot et d'Alembert Recueil de Planches, sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Libéraux, et Les Arts Méchaniques, avec Leur Explication. (Paris: Braison, 1760).
Historical Price: 3 shillings; Modern USD: $33.6
Product Variations
The databases record eight purchases of bridles. Half of these are half curb bridles, two are snaffle bridles, and two are best small bridles. Their prices range from two shillings six pence for a snaffle bridle to four shillings six pence for a half curb bridle.
