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Outside Row Standing Horse (Carousel Figure)

(American (born in Germany), 1872–1951)
about 1914
Object PlacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Medium/TechniqueCarved poplar with polychrome decoration; glass eyes
DimensionsOverall: 157.5 × 167.6 × 30.5 cm (62 × 66 × 12 in.)
Mount: 50.2 × 170.2 cm (19 3/4 × 67 in.)
Credit LineGift of Larry and Gail Freels
Accession number2017.5
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceLast operated at the Rock Springs Park carousel, WV; about 1975, purchased by Maurice and Nina Fraley, Berkeley, CA; about 1975, sold by the Fraleys to Larry Freels, Walnut Creek, CA; 2017, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Freels to the MFA. (Accession date: January 18, 2017)
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