Trotting horse and driver on track – bred, owned and driven by C. H. Nelson, Waterville, ME. Statistics of race records on print.

Currier & Ives celebrated the sport of horse-racing through a number of prints and specialized in producing portraits of champion horses, especially those that participated in harness-racing. The firm produced three versions of the print and all feature the stunning red coat and hat of the driver, C.H. Nelson (Charles Nelson).

Object Creator

Currier & Ives (American, 1834-1907)

Object Creation Date

1891

Medium

Hand-colored lithograph

Dimensions

32 5/8 x 25 inches

Credit

Gift of Lenore B. and Sidney A. Alpert supplemented with Museum Acquistions Funds

Accession Number

2004.D03.550

On View?

No

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