Name/Title
Horse with Carriage FigurineEntry/Object ID
NU 2021.177Description
A horse figurine wearing elaborate costuming pulling an elaborately painted carriage. The horse is brown, with a darker brown mane and tail, black hooves, and white feet above the hooves. The horse is wearing red, yellow and green decorative harnesses and a matching bridle with gray feathers. There is a decorative wooden piece attached vertically to the saddle, which is painted yellow, with pink fabric and feathers. The carriage is elaborately painted with yellow, red, green, and blue patterns covering the wagon and the wheels. There are compass motifs and faces on the inside of the wagon, and scenes from Italian history are depicted on the outside panels.Collection
History CollectionCataloged By
registrar@numulosgatos.orgInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
Left (viewer's) side of carriageTranscription
SCONFITTA DEI SARACENI / ORLANDO E CARLO MAGNOLanguage
ItalianTranslation
Defeat of the Saracen / Orlando and CharlemagneMaterial/Technique
PaintedType
InscriptionLocation
Right (viewer's) side of carriageTranscription
RINALDO IN BATTAGLIA / BATTESIMO DI MARFISALanguage
ItalianTranslation
Rinaldo in battle / Baptism of MarfisaMaterial/Technique
PaintedLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
FigurineNomenclature Secondary Object Term
StatueNomenclature Primary Object Term
SculptureNomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Height
12-1/2 inWidth
8-1/2 inLength
18-1/4 inMaterial
Wood, Fabric, Feather
