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Assateague Morning
by Patrick L. Henry
24" by 18"
Framed Size 34" by 28"
Edition of 500
S&N Limited Edition of 500 |
Framed
in Walnut Frame with Gold Lip Shown Above $231.00 |
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Conservation Framing
Each double mat may vary
from print to print according to which frame you choose. If you
would like to
have a particular color of mat just call 1-302-875-2258 to place
your order. The best matching color is used for
each individual print and is not always the color shown here.
Each
print is framed using Conservation Acid Free & Lignin Free,
Alkaline pH buffered matboard & backing.
We use non glare glass, You may call us to request regular glass if you like, Other styles of glass are available.
In conservation framing, We use
only Museum Quality materials and procedures
that will have no adverse
effects on a piece of artwork and will protect the artwork from
external damage.
The herd of wild ponies is one of the unique
treasures of Assateague Island. The ponies often wander the
beaches, the roadways and trails, the campgrounds and marsh areas
of the island. There are two separate herds of ponies on the
37-mile-long island separated by a fence at the Maryland-Virginia
state line.
Legend has it that sometime in the 1600s, a Spanish galleon was
shipwrecked off the coast of Assateague. Aboard the ship was a
load of mustangs and when the ship went down, many of the horses
swam ashore to Assateague and survived. While no proof has yet
been found to support the story, historians do know that horses
have been on the island for at least two centuries. Many were
placed there by mainland farmers who sought free pasturage while
avoiding livestock taxes and the expense of fences.
Today, these ponies live in the wild, adapting to their
environment by eating scrub brush, dune and marsh grasses and
drinking fresh water from natural ponds. Rangers urge visitors not
to feed or pet the ponies. While they appear tame, they can be
unpredictable and may bite or kick.
PONY SWIM:
Each year on the last Wednesday and Thursday of July on the
southern end of the island at the Chincoteague National Wildlife
Refuge, the Volunteer Firemen of Chincoteague carry out the
annual "pony swim." The firemen are the owners of the
Virginia herd. On Wednesday, the Virginia herd, including new
foals and colts, is rounded up and swum across the shallow bay at
slack tide to the Island of Chincoteague. They are then driven
down Main Street to the Firemen's Carnival Grounds for a night of
rest. The next morning, on Thursday, an auction takes place and a
number of ponies are sold to qualified buyers. This keeps the
herd size down to a reasonable number. The next day the rest of
the ponies swim back across the shallows to the Virginia portion
of Assateague.
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