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Horsehead horse brass
Horsehead horse brass
Horsehead horse brass

Horsehead horse brass

NameHorse brass
Artist Artist unrecorded
DateLate 19th century
Place madeUnited States, North America
Place madeEngland, Europe
(not assigned)United Kingdom, Northwestern Europe, Europe
MediumBrass
Dimensions3 7/8 × 3 1/4 × 1/8 in. (9.8 × 8.3 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift in honor of Gertrude Smith, A.2020.60.18
Object numberA.2020.60.18
ProvenanceCollection of Carolyn Haddock and Douglas Smith, by inheritance from Smith’s mother, Gertrude Smith.
DescriptionTwo rings: the outer ring has 12 horseheads as spokes; the center ring has a single horsehead.
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