Collection Highlights
Snake jug
1871
1906.6ab
Stoneware
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Walking horse
Object name
Walking horse
Date
ca. 1868
Medium
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 7 3/4 x 8 x 4 1/2 in. ( 19.7 x 20.3 x 11.4 cm )
Description
Cast iron mechanical toy of horse mounted on three wheels; movement of legs controlled by spinning axle.
Credit Line
Bequest of Laura Harding
Object Number
1998.33
Gallery Label
Ives also manufactured a four-wheeled variation of this horse. Bernard Barenholtz speculated that Ives may have produced the three-wheeler as an experiment, turning out limited quantities (See Publications).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
