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Museum purchase, 1999.16.257  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Draft Horse with Braided Mane, Danbury Fair
Museum purchase, 1999.16.257 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Draft Horse with Braided Mane, Danbury Fair

Datemid 20th century
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 5/8 x 9 3/4in. (19.4 x 24.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionA draft horse is eating hay out of a wire mesh container. He is wearing a halter and a portion of his mane is braided, with bows at each end and pompoms along the back of his neck.
Object number1999.16.257
InscribedOn verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: The Danbury Fair was an annual exhibition held in Danbury between 1821 and 1981. At first a traditional agricultural fair, the event later included large fiberglass sculptures, stock car racing, and amusement park rides. The former fairground is now (2011) the site of the Danbury Fair Mall. (Finlay 3/25/2011)
On View
Not on view
Museum purchase, 1999.16.211  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Unknown
mid 20th century
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2011.243.0  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Societ…
Osborne
mid 20th century
Museum purchase, 1995.36.2  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
William G. Dudley
1916-1927
1983.141.169  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
James Parker
about 1920
Museum purchase, 1999.16.30  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Osborne
mid 20th-late 20th century
Dress
Unknown
about 1859
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.191.165  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Soci…
Northern Survey Company
1880-1890
Gift of Mrs. John O. Flasch, 1954.23.2  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Unknown
about 1855
Mrs. Nellie Palmer
about 1870