The Tryon Horse, (sculpture).

The Tryon Horse, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

The Tryon Horse, (sculpture).

Morris, (sculpture).

Horse: painted fiberglass; Base: stone.

Horse: approx. H. 4 1/2 ft. x W. 2 1/2 ft. x L. 6 ft.; Base: approx. H. 6 in. x W. 3 ft. x L. 7 ft.

(On painted blanket:) R&H/CLUB unsigned

An enlarged toy horse standing on a wheeled platform. The horse is white with black spots, a black mane and a black tail. It has a painted red blanket on its back and red reins.

Object -- Toy -- Hobbyhorse

Animal -- Horse

Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Tryon

Administered by Tryon Riding and Hunt Club, 1 Depot Street, Tryon, North Carolina 28782

Located Junction of Trade Street & Pacolet Street, Tryon, North Carolina

The horse is the fourth or fifth incarnation of the Tryon horse, originally designed in 1928 by Tryon Toymakers. The horse currently standing was restored in 1983, and fashioned from fiberglass by a Spartanburg (NC) builder of boat hulls. Since being built, it has been given the name "Morris". IAS files contain an excerpt from the Block House Race Program, 1985, giving a complete history of the various versions of the Tyron Horse.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1994.

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