Rider and Horse

NameFigure

DateCA 1960, STAFF

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

MediumCeramic, Tempera Paint

DimensionsOverall: 4 1/2 x 1 3/8 x 2 9/16 in. (11.5 x 3.5 x 6.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.57.212.

Object numberA.1980.57.212

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 an orange coat with yellow epaulets, a black tall hat with yellow decoration, brown pants, and black boots. The horse has pink ears, a white body with orange and blue dots, and black feet and tail.