Title: Black horse
Object type: Crèche figure
Date: second half 18th century
Medium: Polychromed terracotta body; wooden legs and tail; velvet covered wooden saddle; satin saddle blanket with metallic thread; gold braided girth and neck strap with silver buckles; silver braided martingale, bridle and reins; gold braided mane; silver stirrups
Dimensions: H. 15 13/16 in. (40.2 cm.)
Classification: Crèche
Credit line: Gift of Loretta Hines Howard, 1964
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Men, term: Horses