DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Horseman ornament
NameOrnament
Place madeMexico, North America
MediumMetal
Dimensions1 3/8 × 13/16 × 1/4 in. (3.5 × 2 × 0.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Stafford and John Thomas, from the Davis and Pack Collection of Mexican Jewelry, A.2015.19.118
Object numberA.2015.19.118
DescriptionSmall decorative ornament in the shape of a horse head. The mouth is slightly open and the eye is simply depicted with an indent. The piece is textured to represent hair. Connected to the back of the piece is a short length of chain.
ca. 1850-1899
Pedro Antonio Fresquis