Rocking Horse

rocking horse.JPG

Title

Rocking Horse

Subject

Children's toys--1880s

Description

37" x 12" rocking horse. Dual curved sleigh style runners with painted sideboards enclosing an infant sized bench seat. All wooden construction, painted horse with saddle on both sides of each sideboards. Scratched, chipped and fairly worn. Donor's note indicates it was used by Neil A. Fountain and Jessamy Fountain Haley as children in 1895-1900 and later by Haley children in the 1920's (Patience, Priscilla and Benjamin).

Creator

Unknown.

Date

1880 ca.

Contributor

Gift of Priscilla Jane Haley Bilous (1926- ) & Patience Elaine Haley Ghikas (1926-2020).

Source

CHS.

Rights

CHS. Fair use.

Relation

CHS-1989-021-032

Format

jpeg

Type

Physical object.

Identifier

CHS-1989-022

Coverage

Conway, Mass.

Identifier

001

Citation

Unknown., “Rocking Horse,” Conway Historical Society, accessed April 19, 2024, https://conwaymasshistory.org/items/show/456.