Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pull toy: horses and riders
Object Number:
INV.4569
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Iron, tin, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. ( 11.4 x 21.6 x 8.3 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on center of platform: "PATD. AUGT 8 1886"
Description:
Tinned sheet iron pull toy depicting four horses with jockeys, two paired in front and two paired in back, mounted on platform with four cast iron wheels; white horses and jockeys dressed in a darker cream; rectangular blue platform extends down to wheels with pierced hole at front; each horse with back hoof attached to hinge, which extends to axles; when toy is pushed or pulled, horses rock back and forth, creating the illusion of a full gallop.
Gallery Label:
Bernard Barenholtz lists an identical version of this toy as "Jerome Park" (See Publications).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
