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...
Date:
1780-1790
Maker:
unknown
Material:
copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile)
GUSN:
9249
Accession Number:
1928.162A