“Six Mile House” Tavern Sign
Maker
Unknown, American
Collections
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Date1851
Mediumwood and paint
Dimensions52 x 40 x 4 in. (132.1 x 101.6 x 10.2 cm.)
DescriptionTavern sign for the “Six Mile House by J. Miller,” Dayton, Ohio; paint on wood panels with frame, illustrated with a prancing red horse with black tail and mane.
InscribedInscribed - 1851 / Six-Mile House / By / J. Miller.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Jonathan and Karin Fielding
Status
On viewObject number2020.15.13
Unknown, American
ca. 1901
Object number: 2016.25.95