The Prince and the Plunder

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A pair of spurs *

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What: A pair of spurs “owned by Sir Charles Fraser and acquired by him in Abyssinia during the Abyssinian campaign, 1868”

Where: The National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Rd, Chelsea, London SW3 4HT

The catalogue entry describes a “pair of spurs, 1868 (c); wrought iron ten pointed rowel mounted in a double bracket which attaches to a heel grip; the outside of the grips and the rowel mount are decorated with small swags and dots; owned by Sir Charles Fraser and acquired by him in Abyssinia during the Abyssinian campaign, 1868.

Museum accession number
Horse Furniture 1965-04-45-

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