Brasses Collection

A team of working horses at work in the fields ploughing. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Shire horse pulling a hay wagon
A heavy working horse pulls a high hay wagon along a country lane. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Shire horse drawn dray
Shire horse drawn brewery dray passes through a village, delivering beer to The Lamb and Flag pub. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Making horse tack in a workshop
Two craftsmen preparing the leatherwork for horse tack; shaping, stretching and sewing the pieces to the correct shape and size. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Farmers walk and lead a team of working horses across a harvested cornfield. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Horse and cart in a field, Roseland, Cornwall. Date: circa 1960s

Farmer with horse and cart in a field. Date: circa 1960s

Carriage pulled by two white shire horses
Lady transported by a carriage pulled by two white shire horses. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

A working heavy horse
A Shire horse, with collar, tack, bit, blinkers and horse brasses, standing alone in a cut cornfield. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Horse Brasses
HORSE BRASSES talismans favoured by English countryfolk to protect their horses and for general good luck

Bill Foyle, Essex farmer, surrounded by his collection of souvenirs, including a row of rifles, Native American Indian items, a buffalo head and various trophies. Date: 1964

Farmer with a pair of shire horses
A farmer stands on a track holding onto the reins of two fine shire horses, as a collie dog watches on. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Scene in the local pub somewhere in Cornwall
Scene of jollity in the local pub somewhere in Cornwall. circa 1980s

Tregony Heavy Horse Show and Country Fayre, Cornwall -- keepers with their beautifully turned out horses. circa 1980s

Horse with brasses at a County Show, Cornwall
A horse with many brasses at a County Show in Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

Ploughman with two horses, Hayle, Cornwall
A ploughman with two horses in a field near Foundry Farm, Hayle, Cornwall. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1970s

Cobham Church, Kent, England, is partly 13th century and contains some of the finest brasses in the country. Date: 13th century

A team of working horses at work in the fields ploughing. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Portrait of a working horse at a show
A detailed portrait painting by Malcolm Greensmith showing the head of a elaborately decorated working horse at a show, with hair braiding and ribbons

Blacksmith shoeing a horse
A Blacksmith changes the shoes on a working horse. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Shire Horses Working
Working Shire horses with their owner on a farm

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