Rocking horse
possibly Baby Carriages Ltd
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1910 - circa 1914
Materials
Wood, gesso, paint, horsehair, leather, velvet, metal
Measurements
1130 mm (length); 320 mm (width); 980 mm (height)
Place of origin
Liverpool
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 669359
Summary
A dappled rocking horse on a safety stand, the horse carved, gessoed and painted wood, with a tucked-in head, black hooves, eyes and nostrils, with white and red teeth, a white horsehair tail (mane lost), leather harness, stuffed red velvet and leather saddle and saddle cloth, the safety stand stained wood and metal, perhaps by Baby Carriages Ltd., Liverpool, possibly c. 1910–14.
Makers and roles
possibly Baby Carriages Ltd , manufacturer