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The Empty Saddle

Statuette
ca. 1920-1924 (made)
Artist/Maker
Haseltine, Herbert (sculptor)
Place of origin
London (made)

This bronze statuette is a smaller reproduction of the Cavalry Club War Memorial. Herbert Haseltine specialised in sculptures of animals.


Object details

Category
Sculpture
Object type
Statuette
TitleThe Empty Saddle
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Bronze
Cast
Brief description
The Empty Saddle, Herbert Haseltine (1877-1962), London, ca. 1920-1924
Physical description
Statuette, bronze. The horse stands in full tackle on a base roughened to resemble uneven ground. The base is inscribed on one side 'THE EMPTY SADDLE' and at one end MCM/ XIV encircled by a wreath, and at the other end MCM/ XIX also encircled by a wreath. The piece is a smaller reproduction of the War Memorial in the Cavalry Club.
Dimensions
  • Length: 29cm
  • Height: 53cm
  • Width: 14cm
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed on the base ‘THE EMPTY SADDLE’ and at each end with MCM/XIV and MCM/XIX
Credit line
Given to the V&A in 1971 by Miss H. A. Davey in memory of her brother, George Davey
Object history
Given to the V&A in 1971 by Miss H. A. Davey in memory of her brother, George Davey
Historical context
Smaller reproduction of the Cavalry Club War Memorial. Another version is in the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco.
Subjects depicted
Horse
Saddle
Association
Sir Edwin Lutyens
Summary
This bronze statuette is a smaller reproduction of the Cavalry Club War Memorial. Herbert Haseltine specialised in sculptures of animals.
Bibliographic references
  • cf. Stover, D.L. American Sculpture: The Collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, 1982, p. 54.
  • Dimmick, Lauretta; Hassler, Donna J. and Tolles, Thayer. American Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art: Vol II A Catalogue of Works by Artists born between 1865 and 1885. Yale. 2001
  • Imperial War Museum’s War Memorials Register
  • Catalogue of an exhibition at the galleries of M. Knoedler & Co., London. 1930
  • Exhibition of sculpture, Thursday July 10th to Saturday August 9th, 1930, London : Knoedler's Gallery, 1930 12
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.13-1971

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O310771/the-empty-saddle-statuette-haseltine-herbert/
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