- Created by
- Sugg, William, American, 1828 - 1889
- Date
- ca. 1850s
- Medium
- leather with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 3/4 × 13 5/8 × 21 1/2 in. (27.3 × 34.6 × 54.6 cm)
- Description
- A leather horse bridle. The leather is dark brown and has metal fasteners throughout. The bridle contains a nose band, two cheek pieces, brown band, and headpiece. There is also an eye patch connected to the side of the headpiece/throat lash leather. Most of the leather pieces are connected with metal circles, in which the leather is wrapped around and fastened, making the bridle capable of movement. The noseband has a metal buckle and holes in the leather making it adjustable.
- Place used
- Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- bridles
- Topic
- American West
- Business
- Families
- Labor
- Skilled labor
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gerald & Ruth Howard
- Object number
- 2015.44.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




