Object Record
Images
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2012.058.015 |
Object Name |
Carving |
Title |
Folk Art Model of a Horse-Drawn Harrow |
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 triple horse team hitched to a double harrow. It is made of painted wood. Two horses are brown, with light-brown manes and tails made of hair. They have red eyes, nostrils and mouths, and each has a white stripe on its face. The third horse is black, with a medium-brown mane and a tail made of hair. It has red eyes, mouth and nostrils and a white stripe on its face. The team wear black leather harnesses which attach to the red centre shaft of the harrow. One horse is alone on the left, and the black and brown horses are paired together on the right. The bridles and collars have red yarn attached (dress tack and harness). The reins are made of string and are attached to the two end horses. They meet at the seat of the harrow. The harrow is red, with black details on the rims of the wheels and the tips. There is a lever beside the seat which moves the harrow rakes up and down. The harrow and team of horses are attached to a wooden base, which is varnished a light-brown colour. |
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/Metal/Paints |
Dimensions |
H-17 W-25.5 L-40 cm |
Found |
Ontario |
People |
Myers, George Louis |
Subjects |
Artists |
Search Terms |
Hanover |