Schultz [artist]

Carlotta Wilkes -- Prussian Army Harness Oil Blacking [trade card]

Boston: No stated publisher, 1889. No stated edition. Unbound card. Ca. 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches. Old toning (from old newsprint?). Slight old handling wear, lower left corner is lightly creased. Back is lightly damp spotted near one edge. Overall very good and crisp. Item #30995

Lovely lithograph showing Carlotta Wilkes (Charley Wilkes-Aspasia) as a young filly. Owned by E.D. Wiggins, Boston. The artist Schultz has dated the portrait “1-89,” and she was foaled in 1888, so this must show her when she was officially a yearling, after she had trotted a furlong in 20 ½ seconds at 9 months. Another clue to her youth is that her tail is shorter than in later photos of her. Can be sent outside the US for less than the default shipping rate.

Price: $15.00