Collection Highlights
Ledger, 1678-1684
Date:
1678-1684
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Clopper.Ledger.1678
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper
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Museum Collections
Peddler's cart and horses
Object Number:
1953.26
Date:
1930-1940
Medium:
Wood, metal, leather, ceramic, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 7/8 x 7 1/8 x 11 in. (25.1 x 18.1 x 27.9 cm)
Marks:
painted: in black on front: "TOYS LINENS/1884/ WOOL FLANEL/ SKINS BOUGHT."
painted: in black on left side: "Mink Hollow H.C. WOLVEN. Woodstock N.Y."; "TRAVELLING GROCER/ PILLS/NEDLES [sic]/ PINS/ QUILLS/ P [illeg]/ FAVORITE/ SISSORS [sic]/Ground"
painte
Description:
Wooden peddler's cart painted green, yellow, red, and white and with black painted inscriptions; miniature goods include metal cookware, treenware, ceramic tableware, and textiles; pair of brown painted carved wooden horses with horse hair manes and tails, wearing leather harnesses, bridles, and collars.
Gallery Label:
This cart was probably made by Harry Colvin Wolven (1898-1980), a carpenter living in Woodstock, New York, in 1930.
Credit Line:
Gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
