DepartmentEurope

Rider and Horse

NameFigure

DateCA 1960, STAFF

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

MediumCeramic, Tempera Paint, Gold Leaf

DimensionsOverall: 3 15/16 x 1 9/16 x 3 1/8 in. (10 x 4 x 8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.57.211.

Object numberA.1980.57.211

DescriptionHand-built ceramic sculpture of a horse and rider. It is slip-coated with a chalk substance and painted with tempera paint. The rider wears pink hat, green shirt, brown pants, and black boots. The horse has pink and gold ears, a white body with orange dots, and black feet and tail.