Horseshoe
- Object Name:
- Horseshoe
- Object ID:
- 2017.014.088
- Creator:
- Stone, Wesley P. (1833-1916)
- Date:
- 1850-1880
- Description:
- Set of three horseshoes, ascending in size. All share same shape, with curved in ends, and a slot along the outside edges with three holes for the nails. Not all holes go all the way through. .1 is painted light green, while .2 and .3 are painted gold. With two notes: "Tiny horse / shoes - papa / founded out- / ECS." and "Tiny horse shoes / papa made - / "Good luck" / ECS."
- Material:
- Metal
- Provenance:
- Part of the Ethel Cilley Stone Collection, consisting of objects, documents, photographs, and memorabilia related to James Stone (1780-1874) and his wife Mary East Beard Stone (1791-1875) of Dunbarton; their son Captain Andrew J. Stone (1828-1864) of Dunbarton, California, etc.; Wesley Page Stone (1833-1916) and his wife Alice Patten Cilley (1849-1934) of Dunbarton; and their daughter, schoolteacher and family historian Ethel Cilley Stone (1884-1981) of Dunbarton and Goffstown.
The collection descended to Ethel Cilley Stone. After her death, the bulk of her estate passed to her minister, Rev. Graham T. Rowley (1932-2012) of Goffstown, then to his children, the donors. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Daniel T. Rowley and Elizabeth A. Rowley
- Subjects:
- Horses, Horseshoes
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