Bridle Patent Canvas Print, Vintage 1874 Horse Racing Wall Art

Description

This canvas reproduces an 1874 patent sheet for a horse’s bridle, available at 11×14 or 16×20 and finished as gallery-wrapped canvas. As a bridle patent canvas print it pairs a trotting horse in full stride pulling a high-wheel racing sulky with a close-up study of the bridle hardware itself, printed from the original drafting lines rather than a modern redraw.

The plate’s second figure isolates the rein as it crosses the horse’s nose and runs back over the poll between the ears — the actual mechanism the patent describes, set beside the wider racing scene for context. It’s a small piece of harness-racing history, from the era when a driver’s control over a trotting horse was still being refined on paper. Hung above a desk, a tack room shelf, or a stable office wall, it reads as authentic equestrian patent art rather than a themed novelty piece, at home in a den, hallway, or western-styled room.

Each canvas is made to order in our family-owned shop in NE Ohio, printed with fade-resistant inks and gallery-wrapped over sturdy stretcher bars. At 16×20 it commands a wall as a genuine statement piece for a den or hallway; at 11×14 it settles just as easily onto a smaller office or tack room wall. It’s the kind of vintage bridle patent print a serious equestrian collector recognizes as a real drafting sheet, not a reprint made to look old.

Hanging is simple: the canvas comes fitted with adhesive strips, so it holds securely without nails or tools and removes cleanly without holes or wall damage, whether the wall is drywall, plaster, or a rental’s fresh paint. Both the 11×14 and 16×20 sizes ship ready to hang, and either size suits a den full of other harness racing patent prints.

Choose your size and give a den, office, or tack room a genuine piece of 1870s harness-racing history, ready to hang the day it arrives.

Every order is made and packed by hand in our family shop in Northeast Ohio. We use premium gallery-wrapped canvas, high-quality frame material and fade-resistant inks for both prints and canvas. Each frame is made to order and shipped same or next business day.

Crossroads Home Decor is built around one simple idea: to Inspire, Encourage, and Connect. If you have any questions about this listing or your order, please send us a message — we’re happy to help. Thank you for supporting a small family business.

— Eric & Susan

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