Object Record
Images
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2012.058.016 |
Object Name |
Carving |
Title |
Folk Art Carving of a Horse-Drawn Wood Wagon |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Credit line |
Donated by John and Edna Vetter and family |
Year Range from |
1956 |
Year Range to |
1985 |
Artist |
Myers, George Louis |
Made |
Myers, George Louis |
Place of Origin |
Hanover, Municipality of West Grey, Grey County |
Description |
Folk art carving of a wagon on sleigh runners, drawn by a team of two horses and steered by a male figure standing on top of a wood pile. The carving is made of painted wood. The horses are black, with light-brown manes and tails made of hair. They have white mid-way up their legs, and are posed in a walking position. They have red eyes, nostrils and mouths, with a white stripe between their eyes. They have black leather harnesses. Their collars are attached to the red centre shaft which connects to the sleigh. The sleigh is red, with small pieces of wood piled on top of it. The male figure on the top is wearing a black hat, a black jacket, grey pinstriped pants and black shoes. He is mounted on a square piece of wood glued to the wood pile, and he holds the reins of the horse team. |
Provenance |
Made by George Louis Myers in Hanover, Grey County. Dates to between 1956 and 1985. Belonged to George Louis Myers. He was born in Sullivan Township, Grey County on April 13, 1897. He was a son of Henry and Augusta Myers (née Drew), who farmed at Lot 17, Concession 4, Sullivan Township. He married Hilda Gateman on May 28, 1924, when he was twenty-six and she was nineteen. His family moved to Hanover, Grey County in 1956, where he began carving. He died on June 30, 1985 at the age of eighty-eight, and is buried in Hanover Cemetery. His son, Maurice H. Myers (1932-1969), was a friend of John Vetter. Last owned by John and Edna Vetter of Waterloo, Ontario, who inherited it in 1968. |
Collection |
Folk Art Collection |
Material |
Wood/Paints/Metal |
Dimensions |
H-7.283 W-6.89 L-21.457 inches |
Found |
Ontario |
People |
Myers, George Louis |
Subjects |
Artists |
Search Terms |
Hanover |