Single Brougham Harness, Used by the Hewitt Family, 1870-1900
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Artifact Overview
Abram Hewitt and Edward Cooper formed the Trenton Iron Works in 1847. Hewitt married Cooper's sister, Sarah Amelia Cooper, in 1855. The Cooper and Hewitt families co-owned several subsequent businesses, and they shared a summer estate, Ringwood Manor, in northern New Jersey. Abram Hewitt served in the U.S. House of Representatives and as mayor of New York City.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Harness
Date Made
1880-1900
Location
On Loan - Ringwood State Park
Object ID
30.1542.115
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
Material
Leather
Brass (Alloy)
Technique
Custom-made
Inscriptions
On blinkers, forehead drop, backpad, rosettes: TAM NOCTE QUAM CIE SAPIRE
(translation-- "to know so by night as by day")
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