Collection Highlights
George Washington (1732-1799)
Date:
1835
Object Number:
1858.32
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tile
Object Number:
N-390.1
Date:
1850-1866
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 21.6 x 21.6 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
in pencil: on reverse of frame; "June 7, 1922/ From Park/ Club House/ built 1866/ American Jockey/ Club/ Knightsbridge- NY
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with blue-and-white transfer-printed decoration; scene of cow and calf in barn door; lower right corner cut off; framed in black wood frame.
Gallery Label:
This tile was orignially installed in the club house of the American Jockey Club located in Jerome Park, Kingsbridge in the north-western Bronx. The club house was built in 1866 and demolished in 1898.
Credit Line:
Gift of George W. Nash
Provenance:
The George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
