DepartmentEurope

Rider and Horse

NameFigure

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeRUSSIA, U.S.S.R., Russia, Europe

MediumCeramic, Tempera Paint

DimensionsOverall: 6 11/16 x 4 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (17 x 12 x 7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.57.193.

Object numberA.1980.57.193

DescriptionHand-built ceramic sculpture of a rider and horse. It is slip-coated with a chalk substance and painted with tempera. The rider wears a tall black hat with a yellow ornament, a blue coat with yellow epaulettes decorated with gold, brown pants, and black boots. The horse is white with red ears and orange spots.