Carriage, toy

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Carriage, toy

Entry/Object ID

SS.62.652

Description

Toy-scale buckboard carriage, painted black with yellow wheels: has four wheels, spring seat, open body; wagon shafts are part of horse unit; horse grey (white color) with painted harness, applied leather ears, other detail painted; legs and tail are articulated; shafts of buckboard, painted bright yellow, unite beneath horse and are connected with eccentric wheel which causes rising and falling motion of horse when toy is pulled; on belly of horse, in red paint, "PAT.NO. PEND." and obscured date.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1875 - 1875

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

SP 5048

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Buckboard

Height

9-1/4 in

Width

9-3/4 in

Length

13-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 9 1/4 x 9 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (23.5 x 24.8 x 34.9 cm)

Dimension Description

Horse

Height

12 in

Length

13-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 12 x 13 1/2 in. (30.5 x 34.3 cm)

Material

Paint, Leather, Tinned sheet iron, Cast iron

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: One leather ear missing; minor signs of wear, paint.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Sunnyside, Tower Bedroom, Second Floor, Not specified