Rocking horse
Category
Toys
Date
c. 1885
Materials
Wood, gesso, paint, horsehair, leather, metal, fabric
Measurements
1330 mm (Height); 1710 mm (Length)
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 931263
Summary
A dappled rocking horse on a safety stand, the horse carved, gessoed and painted wood, with grey mane and tail, with a harness, saddle cloth, saddle and stirrups, with grips on the front of the saddle rather than reins, the safety stand in stained wood a and metal, possibly by F.H. Ayres or by Paul Leach, London, perhaps c. 1885.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).