Horse Registration Tag from the Hewitt Estate, Ringwood Manor, 1918
THF168763 / Horse Registration Tag from the Hewitt Estate, Ringwood Manor, 1918
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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. This registration tag was a sort of "license plate" for one of the Hewitts' horses.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Animal tag
Date Made
1918
Place of Creation
Location
On Loan - Ringwood State Park
Object ID
31.768.21
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
Material
Cardboard
Metal
Dimensions
Width: undefined in
Length: 19 in
Inscriptions
front of tag:
STATE OF NEW JERSEY / 25969 / DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE / 1918
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