Collection Highlights
Portrait of two girls
Date:
Object Number:
PR.012.1.326.Box12
Medium:
Ambrotype
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Luce Center
Balancing toy
Object Number:
INV.4555a-c
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, metal, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/4 x 13 x 4 in. ( 27.3 x 33 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Balancing toy consisting of two carved wooden horses (a-b) painted dappled gray with black saddles trimmed in red, each with a metal (probably lead) weight attached by a curved length of wire; wooden stand painted yellow (c) has a raised platform on each end for each bobbing horse.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
