Dress Sporrans

Dress sporrans are more decorative and ornate and Victorian examples were often ostentatious and very different from the simple leather pouch of the 17th or 18th centuries. They usually have chrome or silver cantles, trimming the top of the pouch and a fur covered face with fur or hair tassels. The cantle design may contain etchings of celtic knots. The top of the cantle may have a set stone, jewel, or emblems such as Saint Andrew, a thistle or clan symbols.