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Dawes Brewery Black Horse Ale & Porter Framed Print - A Canadian Dawes Brewery framed lithographic advertising print for Black Horse Ale & Porter. The panoramic scene, titled The Favorite, depicts a steeplechase horse race with three jockeys clearing a green hedge. The leading jockey is mounted on a black horse wearing the number 1. The background features a grandstand crowded with spectators flying the British Union Jack and the French Tricolour flags. A pictorial representation of a Black Horse Ale bottle is positioned to the right-hand side, featuring a label reading DAWES BREWERIES MONTREAL, BLACK HORSE ALE, and LACHINE, P.Q. The main lettering reads BIÈRE BLACK HORSE ALE & PORTER in red and black. The sign is housed in a dark-stained wooden frame with incised lettering to the top and bottom rails. The top rail is incised with BRASSERIE DAWES BREWERY within a rectangular cartouche, and the bottom rail is incised with BIERE BLACK HORSE ALE. The reverse is sealed with brown craft paper and adhesive tape. 34 1/2 inches by 16 1/2 inches.