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Source Description
This bronze toy mounted knight is one of the earliest extant toy soldiers. The figure would have held a jousting lance, possibly made of wood, in his right hand. Many such toys were undoubtedly made–they were easy to produce, not requiring precision in their modeling to make them effective?but few survive today. Most were lost or broken through long use. The workmanship is crude, but for any little boy with his head full of dreams of becoming a knight, it was enough.
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Document identity
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27938
label
Toy Mounted Knight
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object
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2
Source metadata
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27938
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object
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normalized
title
Toy Mounted Knight
description
This bronze toy mounted knight is one of the earliest extant toy soldiers. The figure would have held a jousting lance, possibly made of wood, in his right hand. Many such toys were undoubtedly made–they were easy to produce, not requiring precision in their modeling to make them effective?but few survive today. Most were lost or broken through long use. The workmanship is crude, but for any little boy with his head full of dreams of becoming a knight, it was enough.
provenance
John Hunt, Dublin, Ireland; purchased by Walters Art Museum, 1969.
date
13th-14th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Metal
toys
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2
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2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.7
height
4.3
depth
1.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 7/16 x W: 1 11/16 x D: 11/16 in. (3.7 x 4.3 x 1.7 cm)
Source extras
style
Gothic
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bronze
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6985
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MED
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2128
2829
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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a0f1d2628260926e
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no
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2
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photo
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