Object of the Month
Each month, the curator will select an artifact from the collection to highlight. This will provide a unique window into the many fascinating stories hidden in Ashland’s many artifacts.
Lucretia Hart Clay’s riding crop
The handle of Lucretia Clay's crop
It is not known whether or not Lucretia Clay ever rode but if she did she had a spectacular crop to use. The crop was made for Lucretia by J. and J. Stout of Philadelphia and presented to her by the makers in 1832. It features an ornately carved Ivory handle with gold bands and a wire mesh body. Lucretia later gave the crop to her son John who inherited the family Thoroughbred business and ran it very successfully for over 40 years. Whether John ever used the crop is unknown.
