Collection Highlights
Framed leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier
Date:
1865
Object Number:
1947.47
Medium:
Albumen photograph, plant material, ink, silk ribbon, wood gilding
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Scarf: horse show motif
Object Number:
1941.898
Date:
1938
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 26 x 26 in. ( 66 x 66 cm )
Marks:
printed: on border: "BELMONT PARK/ NEW YORK N.Y./ KENTUCKY DERBY/ LOUISVILLE KY./ U.S.A./ SANTA ANITA/ CALIFORNIA/ FALL MEETING"
Description:
Printed silk kerchief with two rings of horses jumping fences in the center; two garland horse heads in opposite corners; border of horse racing and show programs;printed in green, orange, yellow, black and white on a brown ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edmund B. Child
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
