- Ethnohistorical collection
Rocking horse
White-painted wooden rocking horse with red saddle. With natural horsehair and metal stirrups. Original color, original leather ears. Serial number 10 on the label glued to the underside of the horse.
- Accession Number 2021.59.144
- Fabricant / Éditeur Dapple Gray Glider
- Date 1910 c
- Materials fiber, horsehair, horse, metal, paint, skin, leather, wood
- Technique assembled, by hand, carved
- Measurements 71 x 90 x 34 cm
Historical context
Au moment de la révolution industrielle, les enfants doivent de plus en plus contribuer à la survie économique de la famille. Malgré leur implication dans le monde du travail jusqu’aux guerres mondiales et l’adoption de lois provinciales instituant la fréquentation scolaire obligatoire, être enfant implique une innocence et une dépendance particulière dans la société montréalaise.
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- Accession Number 2021.59.144
- Fabricant / Éditeur Dapple Gray Glider
- Date 1910 c
- Materials fiber, horsehair, horse, metal, paint, skin, leather, wood
- Technique assembled, by hand, carved
- Measurements 71 x 90 x 34 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, donation by Jacques Lacaille, 2021.059.144
Photo by Victor Diaz Lamich
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