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Sleigh

Object Name:
Sleigh
Object ID:
1938.010
Creator:
Abbot-Downing Company -- Manufacturer
Place of Origin:
Concord, NH
Date:
1860-1870
Description:
Child's sleigh, push-type with handle rising behind body. Crude in appearance, very straight sides, angular, narrow in proportion to length. Curving dash, separate from lines of body, rising from beneath front of body. Painted red and black. Unmarked. Worn red plush trim. Wood split on one side.
Material:
Wood
Metal
Dimensions:
H-30.5 W-14 L-54 inches
Provenance:
Said to have been made by the Abbot-Downing Company, Concord, NH.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lily Burrows, in memory of Bertha C. Rolfe
Subjects:
Sleighs
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