Archives Exhibition
Mustard-Plaster and Flossie Lee: Dr. Barnes and His Hunters
June 13 – October 24, 2017
Albert C. Barnes on horseback, c. 1910. Photograph Collection, Barnes Foundation Archives
About the Exhibition
With the success of Argyrol, Dr. and Mrs. Barnes enjoyed their newfound prosperity by building an estate home that they decorated with fine furnishings and art. Along with expensive automobiles, they also purchased thoroughbred horses and joined three hunt clubs in the nearby counties. Archival letters give details about the trophy—the Lauraston Cup—that Dr. Barnes presented to the winner of the Rose Tree Races in 1910, and photographs show Albert Barnes the equestrian, replete with mustache, jodhpurs, and a bowler hat.