Hunting Horn Collection of Ian Milne, Huntsman Fairfax Hunt
Bequest to the Museum of Hounds and Hunting from Brenda V. Milne 2021
Minton Plates Collection
A dozen plates of four designs. Donated by Julia Thieriot, 2021
Jockey Chair
Mahogany curvilinear chair featuring a leather covered “springy” seat with horsehair interior padding. It was used for posting exercise, to maintain riding muscles, on inclement days. For 20 or 30 minutes, the “rider” sat upon and bounced up and down on the Chamber Horse. A sliding safety bar was secured across the chair arms to […]
Hunt Cap Collection
Charles H. Thieriot’s Hand Hooked Runner
From a painting by Benjamin Herring. Size 13.8 ft. X 3 ft. This lovely hand hooked runner was made for Julia’s grandfather’s tack room located at Cedar Hill, Locust Valley, Long Island, New York, where he stabled his hunters, thoroughbred breeding stock and coach horses. Charles Henschel Thieriot, after graduating from Harvard College in 1937, […]
Ladies’ Folding Boot Jack
“The Chase” Capodimonte Porcellane Principe
The Story of Capodimonte Capodimonte porcelain, sometimes “Capo di Monte”, is porcelain created by the Capodimonte porcelain manufactory (Real Fabbrica di Capodimonte), which operated in Naples, Italy, between 1743 and 1759. It is a style accredited to the very finest Italian porcelain, and its fascinating origins date to the eighteenth century when Charles VII took […]
Victorian Sterling Silver Hunting Horn
This Victorian Era sterling silver horn is approximately 10.5 inches long and is engraved with leaves. It is trumpet shaped and bears the inscription: Gift to James Treadwell from the Dorsetshire Hunt James “Jem” Treadwell was born circa June 1800 in Oxfordshire, England and died in 1871 in Blandford, Dorset, England. His occupation was listed […]
“Hours of Idleness” Framed Print by John Emms
Emms was born in Blofield, Norfolk, the son of artist Henry William Emms.[1] He became an avid hunter and became famous for his paintings of horses, and of dogs, particularly foxhounds and terriers. He exhibited at the Royal Academy several times, beginning in 1866. His paintings are signed “Jno Emms”. He married Fanny Primmer of […]
Royal Doulton Hunting Bowl & Cups
Royal Doulton; the renowned producers of some of the world’s finest china, and makers of some of the most highly sort after collectible figurines, started in 1815 with John Doulton after he developed his name as one of the best pot throwers of the times in London. Skills and work ethics, led to various partnerships, […]
Black Pottery Platters
The Platters are of unknown origin. They are believed to be “Thumbprint” Work, which means that the original clay was shaped and then indented with thumb prints on the rims by the artist. These are foxhunting scenes, signed, artist unknown, and thought to be about 100 years old. They are cleverly mounted on Plexiglass panels […]
British Foxhunting & Racing Scenes on Walnut Screen
This screen was originally from the home of her grandfather, Sir Ashley Sparks at Northaw, near Syosset, Long Island, New York. Susan remembers it in his dining room when she was a child. The lovely prints are mounted behind glass and are in excellent condition.
American Sporting Artist Series
Three exhibitions beginning with works by Franklin B. Voss, then displayed selections by Paul Brown, and the most recently featured artist, Richard Newton Jr. Each exhibition, arranged in the elegant ballroom of the Mansion at Morven Park, included several representations of the individual artist’s work, with many pieces graciously loaned from private collections. An informative […]
Stirrup Cup Tray
For Serving Mounted Hunters, note towel holders on the sides.
Trophy Hound Collars
Traveler’s Kit Suitcase
The Meadowbrook Greys Oil Painting
Synger
A tool used to remove excess hair on horse’s ears and muzzle.
Fox Stirrup Cups
Stirrup cups are a hallowed tradition — and a favorite with riders who participate in foxhunting. These silver receptacles, usually in the form of a fox, stag, dog, or horse’s head, are filled with port or sherry and traditionally presented to mounted foxhunters as they wait to set off. This tradition started in the18th and […]
Snaffles Prints Collection
Silver Trophies
Mr. Maddox, MFH Oil Painting
Men’s Evening Attire
Melvin Poe Huntsman Oil Painting
Ladies Sidesaddle Habit Informal Tweed
Ladies Hunt Coat & Collar with Buttons
Hunt Scene Oil Painting
Virginia Fox Hound Club Competition Trophy
Hacking Home Bronze Sculpture
Marilyn Newmark’s sculpture reflects her close association and love of horses. It is her intimate knowledge of both horses and riders combined with a real talent that results in a detailed realism that is a delight to connoisseurs of both sculpture and horses. Every muscle and tendon as well as posture of horse and rider […]
Gentleman on Grey Horse Oil Painting
Foxhunter, Horse, & Hound Figurine
Foxhound Bronze Sculpture
The Old Virginian Bronze Sculpture
Mouse Trap Bronze Sculpture
Richard Newton Screen
Oil on canvas four-panel screen. The scene is of the Blue Ridge Hunt. The artist served as the first Master of Foxhounds of the Suffolk Hounds, Long Island, in 1908. Newton was the third artist in the Museum’s Sporting Artist series of exhibitions.
Fox Statuary
Garden sculptures by an avid foxhunter and long time member of the Norfolk Hunt in Dover, Massachusetts. Miss Peabody was a noted philanthropist and left much of her open land to the Trustees of Reservations, now Noanet Woods.
General George S. Patton’s Hunting Diaries
On the General’s first day as MFH of the Cobbler Hunt, they “ran for twenty minutes over some big fences and ran to earth on the hill west of James Gibson’s.” In another account, he writes “Ben took the best jump I have ever seen out of a lane with a marsh in front of […]
Hound Head
This bronze was in the personal collection of Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, a member of the Orange County Hunt, Virginia, and the Essex Fox Hounds, New Jersey
The Scurry
According to James L. Young, MFH of the Orange County Hunt, a “scurry” was a common artistic conceit popular in England during the 17th and 18th centuries, before the advent of photography. The art form was a composite portrait of the riders, horses, and hounds—all identifiable and named—in a particular hunting field or club. The […]
Hunt Chase-On Hinged Bronze Paperweight
Minton Hunt Scene Plates
Ladies Travel Boot Pull
China Cups
Sidesaddle with Groom’s Pad
Ogle Horn
A graceful curved copper and brass horn that once belonged to Samuel Ogle, Proprietary Governor of Colonial Maryland, and inscribed with his name and the date, 1731, is the glowing centerpiece of the Museum’s collection. Its significance to the sport of foxhunting is far-reaching. The Samuel Ogle horn is a tangible symbol through which Museum […]
Sandwich Case & Flask
Mountain & Muse Watercolor Sketches
The watercolor sketches of Mountain and Muse, like other works of art on paper, require special care and conservation. Years of exposure to light can harm paper objects and fade watercolor pigments. Heat, humidity, dust and temperature also play a role in affecting art objects. Artists in the past often unknowingly worked on paper with […]
Crystal Glasses
Faberge Silver Bowl with Jewels
Old Earthstopper Oil Painting
Saddler’s Stool
New Forest Jasper Oil Painting
Portrait of Tom Seabright, Huntsman of the New Forest Hounds and Jasper, bred by Lord Egremont Shortly after the portrait was painted, it was reproduced in an engraving by Scott, published in the June 1803 issue of The Sporting Magazine. The engraving was accompanied by the following commentary: “…Jasper was, when young, consigned to Mr. […]
John Bowles Sporting Art Collection
Original art by Lionel Edwards, one of the twentieth century’s foremost sporting artists. Included in this generous gift are five oil paintings commissioned by sportsman-businessman John Bowles, and each depicts Mr. Bowles and his wife, Norma, hunting in the English Shires. The donation—five original paintings, along with sketches, working drawings and correspondence between subject and […]
Mini Mosaic of Hounds & Fox
A Micro History of Miniature Mosaics by A La Vielle Russie After Napoleon’s 1814 defeat, Europe became open to tourism once again. Italy was the most popular destination, where tourists flocked in pursuit of works of art. Souvenir purchases often included copies of masterpieces and also jewelry in the form of cameos, intaglios, and, most […]
Wooden Breeches Tree
In an attic in a home in New York state, a hunting treasure from by-gone days ha sbeen found. Farnham Collins, MFH, recently discovered his grandfather’s “breeches tree.” After a hard days ride, doeskin breeches were hand-washed and placed on the breeches tree to dry. Doeskin breeches needed reshaping. They were cut to fit the […]
