This bridle is made of very dark brown / black leather. It is lined in red woollen felt with a "pinked" or zig-zag edge, but much of this fabric has been lost. The browband is covered in black leather.
The browband has a black leather rosette with a central silver coloured stud on each end. The rosettes are threaded onto a flap with a stud closure. The headstall has keepers which hold the T-bars of a watering bit. There is a separate headpiece which holds the curb bit Both bits have a set of black reins. It is in very good condition for its age, there is a small amount of surface crackling in places, (please see images)
The steel curb bit has curved cheeks, each would have carried a badge or boss but these have been removed. The mouthpiece of the bit has a low port and is stamped "Haymarket". The mouthpiece measures 5 inches (12.5cm).
The jointed snaffle bit has T-bars which thread through the square loops of the headstall. One bar is stamped "Sowter & Co", the other is stamped "Haymarket"
