Spanish Colonial Pottery Figure of Dueler

Item Details

A Spanish Colonial pottery figure of a dueler that has been shot on his horse. The victim is falling off his horse, his pistol on the ground beneath him. The item has an old collector’s tag indicating is was purchased in Texas in 1897.

1938.0558

Provenance
Collected in the late 19th and early 20th century and donated to a Private Midwestern Institution in 1938
Sold to enhance and preserve the Institution’s mission-relevant Collections

Condition

one of horse’s ears is broken. some losses to color overall

Dimensions

Item #

17COL077-359