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Flagler Museum, Fall Exhibit, Capturing the Cup, Yacht Racing During The Gilded AgeTRANSCRIPT
Capturing the CupYacht Racing During the Gilded Age
FLAGLER MUSEUMh e n r y m o r r i s o n
palm beach, florida
October 16, 2012 - January 6, 2013Included with Museum Admission
Sponsored by:
Capturing the CupYacht Racing During the Gilded Age
One Whitehall Way
Palm Beach, Florida 33480
Nonprofit OrganizationU.S. PostagePAID
West Palm Beach, FL Permit No. 1831
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Capturing the Cup: Yacht Racing During the Gilded Age, on exhibit at the Flagler Museum, presents the exciting story of yacht racing in America during America’s Gilded Age.
Works of art, artifacts, historic films, and elaborate gold and silver trophies, illuminate the history of the great yachts, races, and personalities of the period, like Sir Thomas Lipton, who won the hearts of Americans in spite of losing five America’s Cup challenges.
Among the significant objects on display is a rare perfect replica of the silver America’s Cup, the oldest and most coveted prize in the world of sport and the 18-karat-gold Lipton Presentation Cup made by Tiffany & Co. and presented to Sir Thomas Lipton in 1930. Humorist Will Rogers solicited funds from American citizens to purchase the loving cup for Lipton after his final failed attempt to take the America’s Cup.
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