Horse's Head
Artist
Anna Hyatt Huntington
American, 1876 - 1973
Foundry
Gorham Manufacturing Company
American, Providence, Rhode Island, founded 1831
Datebefore 1923
Place of OriginProvidence, Rhode Island, United States of America
MediumBronze
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 x 5 x 3 in. (16.5 x 12.7 x 7.6 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineBequest of Charlotte Pruyn Hyde
Object number1971.95
On View
On viewCollections
- Sculpture
- American Paintings & Sculpture
SignedSigned in the mold "Anna V. Hyatt", in block printed upper and lower case letters, inscribed on the upper left of the neck
MarkingsStamped on the right upper edge of the neck "GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS" followed by "QUN" a code indicating that Gorham cast the piece for Huntington, she was not hired to create the work for the company. The code system is described in detail by Gorham Company scholar Sam Hough, at his website, www.owlbridge.com:
"A much more successful category was Gorham bronze casting. The code for foundry works was 'Q.' Bronzes for which Gorham owned the rights-- either because the pieces were made by salaried employees or because rights had been purchased as royalties paid-- were assigned numbers, thus Q135. These were usually small objects (statues, bookends) sold in Gorham rtetail stores. When the Foundry's services were hired by a customer, usually the artist, and the casting was provided for that customer, the 'Q' prefix was followed by letters: QBZ."
Source: http://www.owlbridge.com/gorham_marks.shtml
DescriptionSignature in the casting of her maiden name indicates this piece was made before her marriage to Archer Huntington in 1923.Exhibition History"Horse & Rider", Rotunda Gallery, July 20-October 3, 2018"Celebrating 60 Years: The Collector Charlotte Pruyn Hyde," Hoopes Gallery, The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY, May 6-Sept. 17, 2023.Provenance1963, Glens Falls, NY, The Hyde Collection Trust (Bequest of Charlotte P. Hyde)
