London Mayor's Horse trappings Collection

3D Model

These are horse trappings that are now owned by the Museum of the Horse in Tuxford. They originally were owned by John Parsons, Lord Mayor of London in 1703-4 and would have been attached to the back of the horse and draped down. They were made to show John Parsons wealth as a Lord Mayor, and for recognition during his lord parade.

John Parsons was an MP as well as an owner of a brewery in St Katherine’s Docks, London. When he became the Lord Mayor, he commissioned these horse trappings. The family shield of eagles can be seen as well as the crest and helm of a lion head and foot of an eagle.

This scan displays a selection of trappings still attached to a fragment of the original leather and velvet backing

The trappings have been conserved by Catherine Hovell in the Conservation department of The University of Lincoln Objects scanned and processed by Kevin Hallsworth using Artec Spider scanner with Artec Studion 18