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This fragment of cotton is copper-plate printed in a large-scale monochrome scene depicting a horse race, with men and women drinking and sporting on the racing grounds next to a structure, the "Turf Inn." Originally printed on a bleached ground in purple, red or deep brown/black that has shifted to a rust brown shade. Unlined.
toile (textile material)
copper engraving (printing process)
cotton (textile)
Cloth Fragment
The Turf Inn
Subject Turf Inn,
1928.162 AX
Turf Inn
Unknown
78 (W) (inches)
Gift of Frances L. Chace
1928.162A
Montgomery, F.. Printed Textiles. [No Publisher].
Title Cloth fragment Accession Number 1936.150A
Title Cloth fragment Accession Number 1936.150B
Title Cloth Fragment Accession Number 1938.7
Title Cloth fragment Accession Number 1967.1A
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