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Thread #109833   Message #2734874
Posted By: Tug the Cox
30-Sep-09 - 07:53 AM
Thread Name: Morris Dancers on Scrimshaw Bone Clapper
Subject: RE: Morris Dancers on Scrimshaw Bone Clapper
Its not just the baldricks, which were reasonably common, though they differed in style, as the info Howard produces shows. There was a much greater standardisation for a period, in the revival, such that many sides looked identical. The figure in question looks like a composite, and is unlike any specific historical record. The Piper and the hobby horse resemble older engravings. The antlers are not like those used at Abbots bromley, but resemble the type used by some revival sides ( using a different tune)including some in America.