Toy horse
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood
Measurements
165 mm (length); 180 mm (height)
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 667026
Summary
A wooden toy Swedish Dala horse painted shiny grey with a brown painted mane and saddle. The saddle has black criss-cross lines on either side with a black wavy line round the edges with white spots. There are three flowers along the centre with a central black spot surrounded by five white spots. The mane has three of the flower motifs on either side. He has a black tail with flower motifs scattered over his body. There is a brown saddle strap continuing under his belly. The facial features are marked in black with a brown `shape' under his chin. Dala horses originate from the Dalarna region of Sweden.