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31st December 25, 02:08 PM
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King Edward VII sporran
Hello forum members,
I would like to learn more about the style of fur sporran that the king Is wearing in the photo, apparently Is not a very common pattern, as, apart from the king, i have seen a similar One in Just another photo of the MacLean chief in 1912, in this case the sporran Is equipped with tassels too.
House of labhran has photo of the said sporran in their archive but unfortunately they do not provide much imformation on It.
Hope to see other photos of this very interesting pattern.
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31st December 25, 02:14 PM
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Picture is not showing. Need help?
Rev'd Father Bill White: Mostly retired Parish Priest & former Elementary Headmaster. Lover of God, dogs, most people, joy, tradition, humour & clarity. Legion Padre, theologian, teacher, philosopher, linguist, encourager of hearts & souls & a firm believer in dignity, decency, & duty. A proud Canadian Sinclair.
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31st December 25, 02:52 PM
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31st December 25, 03:05 PM
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 Originally Posted by Father Bill
Picture is not showing. Need help?
Cannot understand why the images does not show....in the preview they do...
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31st December 25, 03:12 PM
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Rev'd Father Bill White: Mostly retired Parish Priest & former Elementary Headmaster. Lover of God, dogs, most people, joy, tradition, humour & clarity. Legion Padre, theologian, teacher, philosopher, linguist, encourager of hearts & souls & a firm believer in dignity, decency, & duty. A proud Canadian Sinclair.
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31st December 25, 08:58 PM
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Here you go.
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3rd January 26, 07:58 AM
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Here's all the Edward VII sporrans I have photos of him wearing. (He does like the fur ones, doesn't he?)
The one Steve posted (bottom right in this collage) looks too big to be Pine Marten and too dark to be Badger. Musquash?
In any case the style is of a "Day" sporran with leather flap closure.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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3rd January 26, 08:05 AM
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Here's a 1930 catalogue showing the usual types, Edward's is basically one of the fur "Day" sporrans (middle row) but without tassels as you mentioned.
Last edited by OC Richard; 4th January 26 at 06:52 AM.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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3rd January 26, 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by OC Richard
Here's all the Edward VII sporrans I have photos of him wearing. (He does like the fur ones, doesn't he?)
The one Steve posted (bottom right in this collage) looks too big to be Pine Marten and too dark to be Badger. Musquash?
In any case the style is of a "Day" sporran with leather flap closure.
Any ideas on the context for the upper right picture? It looks out of place among the others and looks like what you would see modern day at an American Renaissance Faire.
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4th January 26, 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by geomick
Any ideas on the context for the upper right picture? It looks out of place among the others and looks like what you would see modern day at an American Renaissance Faire.
As I recall it was his costume for a Fancy Dress do of some sort.
What's very interesting is that it's the only photo I've found showing the tan roughout leather Ghillie Brogues seen being worn by several gents in The Highlanders Of Scotland.
There, only one pair of black Ghillie Brogues is seen.
Last edited by OC Richard; 4th January 26 at 07:12 AM.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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