The Headless Horseman

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

The Headless Horseman

Entry/Object ID

SS.2005.11

Description

The Headless Horseman action figure in plastic case package: plastic resin figure of the Headless Horseman wearing black, silver and red clothes including a long-sleeved shirt, long gloves and a sleeveless tunic with turned-up collar, belted waist, and long sides that comes to a short point in front, long pants with over-the-knee chaps, and buckled shoes with spurs, and a long cape with turned down collar; figure has dark hair, blue eyes and pointed teeth; includes three other detachable parts: a silver-colored ax with a wooden style handle; skull with blood at neck; male head with brown hair attached side by side to a female head with red hair; front of package is made of clear plastic with fitted compartments for figure and each part; paper backing; black and gray background with twisted tree and large white moon with dark image of the Headless Horseman holding ax in one hand and sitting on reared horse; "Sleepy Hollow" in red lettering at top; upper left corner is white lettering "McFarlane Toys / www.spawn.com;" lower right side in black lettering "Feature-Film Figures TM;" on lower left side "The Headless Horseman;" lower left corner black lettering "Suggested Ages 13 and Up;" lower center white lettering "Warning: Choking Hazard / Small Parts. Not for Children under 3 Years;" on front lower left of plastic area in white lettering "The Headless Horseman / Head or Skull Snaps on Neck;" on back side are color images of other Sleepy Hollow movie action figures, "Ichabod Crane," "The Crone," "The Headless Horseman," "The Headless Horseman with Horse and Tree," "Deluxe Box Set;" at bottom are advertisements for other McFarlane figures; trademark info noted "Sleepy Hollow is TM Paramount Pictures copyright 1999 Paramount Pictures and Mandalay Pictures LLC. All Rights Reserved..."

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Manufacturer

McFarlane Toys, Paramount Pictures

Date made

2000

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Packaging

Height

13 in

Width

8-1/4 in

Depth

2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 13 x 8 1/4 x 2 in. (33 x 21 x 5.1 cm)

Material

Resin, Paper, Plastic, ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Lower left corner paper is creased and layers separated; lower right corner paper is slightly separated; and plastic cover slightly worn from use.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

SS.2005.12 - Ticket - Similar item SS.99.6 - Cap - Similar item SS.99.8 - Shirt - Similar item SS.99.5 - Movie poster - Similar item SS.99.4 - Movie poster - Similar item SS.99.7 - Compact disc - Similar item SS.2004.7 - Mug - Similar item SS.2004.8 - Mug - Similar item SS.2018.15 a-e - Figurine - Related

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

Object related to the film Sleepy Hollow (1999, dir. Tim Burton); toy was released the following year.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 17B

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial