Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.2
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Luce Center
Printed textile of Coney Island Jockey Club
Object Number:
1953.305
Date:
1894
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 26 x 22 in. ( 66 x 55.9 cm )
Marks:
printed: at bottom: "Suburban Winners/ Coney Island Jockey Club"
printed: beneath portraits: "GEN'L MUNROE*1884/ PONTIAC* 1885/ TROUBADOUR* 1886/ EURUS*1887/ ELKWOOD*1888/ RACELAND*1889/ SALVATOR*1890/ LOAN TAKA*1891/ MONTANA* 1892/ LOWLANDER* 1893/ RAMP
Description:
Silk printed kerchief with portraits of eleven horses, Surburban winners at the Coney Island Jockey Club from 1884-1894, with a rose running beneath them on the left side; printed in black ink on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Purchase
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