EditorialTurf Fields, William J. Forsyth, (American, 1854-1935), 20th century, ink on paper, etching, 5-3/8 x 6 in. (image) 12-1/4 x 9-1/2 in. (sheet).
EditorialNegative - Warracknabeal, Victoria, 1922, A cricket match between Warracknabeal and Horsham. This was the first game played on turf at Anzac Park.
EditorialEmbroidery bed with rotating turf, Overview of a ground floor, Tab. 91, after p. 214, Augustin-Charles d'Aviler, Vignola, Michelangelo, Leonhard Christoph Sturm, Hertel: Ausf?hrliche Anleitung zu der gantzen Civil-Bau-Kunst [...]. Augspurg: bey Johann ...
EditorialC. Parterre of cut pieces, and D. parterre de turf comparti, Overview of two parterres, tab. 93, after p. 218, Augustin-Charles d'Aviler, Vignola, Michelangelo, Leonhard Christoph Sturm, Hertel: Ausf?hrliche Anleitung zu der gantzen Civil-Bau-Kunst [.....
EditorialNational Sports. The Rail! The road !! The turf !!! The Settling Day !!!!, Alfred Silvester, before 19-Jun-1858 - 1858, albumen print, h 85 mm ? w 175.
EditorialBook - The Australasian Turf Register, 1932, This book was published by `The Australasian' in 1932, and contains all Australian racing results for the 1931-1932 season. It includes Phar Lap; his entry ending with the sad, singular comment `Dead'.
EditorialGamblers including Mr. Tanfield, John Gully and the Earl of Sefton settling bets after the Doncaster St. Leger at Tattersalls. Monday after the Great St. Leger, or Heroes of the Turf paying and receiving at Tattersalls. Handcoloured copperplate drawn a...
Editorial'The fight between the lion Wallace & the dogs Tinker & Ball, in the factory yard in the town of Warwick'. . P. E.'s Anecdotes of the turf, the chase, the ring, and the stage ... embellished with thirteen coloured plates, designed from nature, and etc...
EditorialThe Giant, Cerne Abbas. The Cerne Abbas Giant is a hill figure near the village of Cerne Abbas in Dorset, England. Made by a turf-cut outline filled with chalk, it depicts a large, naked man, with a substantial erect penis, typically described as a gi...
EditorialThe Hopping Match. P. E.'s Anecdotes of the turf, the chase, the ring. London, 1827. The Hopping Match on Clapham Common. Jackson, the Runner exhibiting his agility'. On 6th October 1876, William Jackson agreed to hop against Richard Roberts for thirte...
EditorialHorse racing at Ascot. P. E.'s Anecdotes of the turf, the chase, the ring. London, 1827. The Royal Stand at Ascot Races, His Majesty George IV & the Duke of York enjoying the sports of the Turf'. Image taken from P. E.'s Anecdotes of the turf, the cha...
EditorialGreat St.Leger horse race. The English Spy: an original work, characteristic,. Sherwood, Jones & Co.: London, 1825, 26. Doncaster, Great St.Leger Race, & characters on the Turf'. Image taken from The English Spy: an original work, characteristic, sati...
EditorialRats being killed. P. E.'s Anecdotes of the turf, the chase, the ring. London, 1827. The celebrated Dog Billy killing 100 Rats at the Westminster Pit'. The dog, Billy, killed 100 rats, as a wager, in under twelve minutes on the 13th May 1821. Image ta...
EditorialTomcat's Turf, 1919, Watercolor, gouache, and oil on gesso on two sections of fabric mounted on cardboard, 12 1/2 ? 9 1/4 in. (31.8 ? 23.5 cm), Paul Klee (German (born Switzerland), M?nchenbuchsee 1879?1940 Muralto-Locarno).
EditorialThe Falcon's Bath, ca. 1400?1415, South Netherlandish, Tapestry with wool warp and wool wefts, Overall: 137 1/2 ? 145 1/2 in. (349.3 ? 369.6 cm), Textiles-Tapestries, This recently discovered tapestry depicting courtly figures training a falcon is in r...
EditorialGamblers including Mr. Tanfield, John Gully and the Earl of Sefton settling bets after the Doncaster St. Leger at Tattersalls. Monday after the Great St. Leger, or Heroes of the Turf paying and receiving at Tattersalls. Handcoloured copperplate drawn a...
EditorialTurf Basket, round, slightly convex in anticipation of split wicker, the technique seemed fine work. Natural colored toes are interspersed with black-stained toes. On the edge two handles. The basket is filled with real turf. About 1676, wicker peat, h...
EditorialSir Archibald Hope of Pinkie House, knight of the turf, in hunt pinks with hunting dogs. He was famous for settling unrest in his coalmines by going down the pit with a jockey whip and beating the miners until order was restored. Copperplate engraving ...
EditorialJohn Hilton, Judge of the Course at Newmarket; John Fuller, Clerk of the Course; and John Stevens, a Trainer Three Worthies of the Turf at Newmarket, c. 1804: John Hilton, Judge of the Course, John Fuller, Clerk of the Course and John Stevens, a Traine...
Editorial0310000060 Pottery jar, Germanic, late 3rd century. The jar is burnished, imitating the sheen of imported Roman metal vessels, and has small handles with rusticated decoration on the lower half. Pottery vessels were made in individual households in wes...