The Castle Cup Trophy, 1888
Artist:
Unknown
Place made:Glasgow, Scotland
General region:Europe
Period: Victorian
Date: 1887
Medium: Silver and gilt
Dimensions:
diam. 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. Rodman A. Heeren
Object number: 70.189.5
Inscribed: Inscribed: The Castle Cup. Eglinton Hunt Meeting 1888
Provenance: With Rodman Arturo de Heeren by 1970; his gift to the San Antonio Museum of Art Association, 1970.
Label Text
The Eglinton Hunt Meeting was an annual amateur horse race held in the Glasgow Area. An inscription on the reverse of this trophy refers to the jockey, Mr. White, and lists his weight as "13 stone 7," equivalent to 189 pounds.
Not on view
In Collection(s)
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