Feria de Abril horse and carriage set

NameBack band

CultureSpanish

Datec. 2013

Place madeSevilla, Spain, Europe

MediumLeather, brass

Dimensions85 1/16 × 2 3/4 × 1 15/16 in. (216 × 7 × 5 cm)

Credit LineTraditional flamenco parade horse and carriage set (Enganche Calsera de Cuero) for Feria de April (April Seville Fair), designed by Guarnicionería Vicente Rodríguez Robles, Sevilla, Spain, c. 2013, International Folk Art Foundation Collection, FA.2014.41.1-7.

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Object numberFA.2014.41.3

ProvenancePurchsed by Nicolasa Chavez during field research for the Flamenco exhibition in 2013 (Seville, Spain. http://guarnicioneriavr.blogspot.com/)

DescriptionBrown leather piece that fits over the back of the horse and cinches up at the belly with three sets of leather straps with brass buckles; The top section is a band of padded leather with two brass rights and another brass piece on the white stitching is used throughout.