Collection Highlights
American Ornithology; or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States
Date:
1880
Object Number:
LIB.Y1808.W
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Child's Cart
Object Number:
1947.301
Date:
1865-1895
Medium:
Metal, wood, leather, textile, paint
Dimensions:
overall (without handle): 38 x 57 x 23 in. ( 96.5 x 144.8 x 58.4 cm )
Description:
Child's pull cart with four wheels, oval, open body with two seats and a fixed canopy; painted green with gold trim and eagle crest; red leather interior, orange and red velvet canopy lining and fringe; earlier blue paint visible.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this type of child's cart was used in Central Park in the 1870s and 1880s.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Hudson River Museum
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
