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Recreational Artifact
Merry-Go-Round Goat
Attributed to Charles Looff, 1852 - 1918
Looff, Charles
United States
1852 - 1918
Male
72 1/4 in. (183.5 cm)
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Wood
Wood
circa 1900
1895
1905
1800-1900, 1900-2000, 20th century, folk art, goats, sculpture
Recreational Artifact
In the second half of the nineteenth century, with the rising popularity of resort communities on streetcar routes, carvers began to specialize in carousel and merry-go-round figures to populate the musical rides.
Unfortunately, we don’t know the original location of MAG’s Goat. Based on the style of the carving of the saddle and bridle, it is likely that it was made by Charles Looff, whose company manufactured the first carousel at Coney Island.
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1971.40
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Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
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Memorial Art Gallery
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Imaging complete
2/5/2001
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Detail head- profile
6/25/2009
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Detail saddle
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