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DRESS SPORRAN [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clothing Accessories
  • Leather Bags, Baggage and Satchels
  • Military Dress
CONT

Full dress sporrans (or dress sporrans) are the most formal type of sporran. ... They commonly feature fur fronts, a fur gusset, three to six decorated fur tassels with regular or cross-chains, and a metal cantle at the top. ... Full dress sporrans normally fasten at the rear with a stud on a small flap connecting the front and rear of the sporran. As they are the largest style of sporran, they allow the wearer to carry a range of items.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Accessoires vestimentaires
  • Maroquinerie et malleterie
  • Tenue militaire

Spanish

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