- Object name(s):
- Hobby horse
- Brief description:
- The hobby horse is made of laminated hardwoods treated with a clear sealant. It has a slightly S shaped body with the head at one end and a wheel at the other. Nailed to a slit which runs the length of the neck from the ears is a white horsehair mane and forelock. At the top of the neck through the wood is a round pine handle. The eyes are brown and black plastic while the mouth and nose are carved. The bridle, reins and bit are of black leather.
- Collection:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Associated concept:
- Children & Childhood
- Associated concept:
- Animals and Wildlife
- Associated concept:
- Play
- Content - concept:
- horses
- Content - concept:
- hobbyhorses
- Current reproduction location:
- https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2006AF3312/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg
- Location type:
- Thumbnail
- Dimension:
- Height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 116.8
- Dimension:
- Width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 30
- Dimension:
- Depth
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 25
- Inscription content:
- N.BOVEY NEWTON ABBOT ENGLAND RELKO
- Inscription interpretation:
- There is a circular metal disc embedded approximately halfway along the side which shows a pair of prancing horses surrounded with this inscription
- Material:
- hardwood
- Material:
- plastic
- Material:
- leather
- Material:
- horsehair
- Object history note:
- Purchased in 1983 directly from the manufacturer [83/782]
- Object name:
- Hobby horse
- Object number:
- MISC.131-1983
- Object production date:
- 1983
- Date - association:
- manufactured
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1983-01-01
- Date - latest:
- 1983-12-31
- Object production organisation:
- Relko Rocking Horses
- Organisation's association:
- manufacturer
- Object production place:
- Newton Abbot
- Place association:
- manufactured
- Object status:
- Mass produced
- Physical description:
- The hobby horse is made of laminated hardwoods treated with a clear sealant. It has a slightly S shaped body with the head at one end and a wheel at the other. Nailed to a slit which runs the length of the neck from the ears is a white horsehair mane and forelock. At the top of the neck through the wood is a round pine handle. The eyes are brown and black plastic while the mouth and nose are carved. The bridle, reins and bit are of black leather.
- Reproduction number:
- 2006AF3312
- Responsible department/section:
- YVA
- Technique:
- carving
- Technique:
- Hardwood, carved; plastic, horsehair and leather
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/59d77f30-85cc-387c-ad9b-77f2c597ebfd
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/59d77f30-85cc-387c-ad9b-77f2c597ebfd, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC
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