Collection Highlights
Mrs. Charles A. Lamb (1829-1893)
Date:
1878
Object Number:
1893.2
Medium:
Oil on millboard
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
One-horse sleigh
Object Number:
2007.18.1.3
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Cast iron, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 4 x 15 in. (15.9 x 10.2 x 38.1 cm)
Description:
Cast iron sleigh painted blue with gold highlights; galloping black horse with gold yoke and trappings being driven by a woman in gold with flesh-colored face.
Gallery Label:
This vehicle was part of the cast iron toy collection of Henry Luce III (1925-2005).
Credit Line:
Gift of Lila Luce and H. Christopher Luce in memory of Henry Luce III
Provenance:
Purchased in 1998 from Gemini Antiques, Bridgehampton, NY.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
