DepartmentEurope

Rider and Horse

NameFigure

DateCA 1960, STAFF

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

MediumCeramic, Tempera Paint

DimensionsOverall: 4 5/16 x 3 15/16 x 2 3/8 in. (11 x 10 x 6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.57.195.

Object numberA.1980.57.195

DescriptionHand-built ceramic sculpture of a rider and horse. It is slip-coated with a chalk substance and painted with tempera paint. The rider wears a low pointed orange-red hat and a blue coat with red trim. The horse is white with red ears, large yellow spots, and small black spots over body of horse.