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Alternative Title
Coltpixie
Description
A small, white glazed ceramic horse depicted as rolling on its back with all four legs in the air.
18. Coltpixie. A fairy horse in Celtic mythology noted for its mischief-making.
Exhibit label:
COLTPIXIE
A gift from Messire Coth of the Rocks, Alderman of St. Didol.
Dimensions (Length x Width x Height in cm)
5 x 1 x 3
Personal Name Subject
Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958
Topical Subject
Horses; Figurines; Mythology, Celtic
City/Location
Richmond (Va.)
Genre
figures (representations)
Type
Physical Object
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
This material is protected by copyright, and copyright is held by VCU. You are permitted to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright. In addition, this material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Acknowledgment of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is required.
Collection
James Branch Cabell Horse Figurine Collection
Source
Horse 18, Coltpixie, James Branch Cabell Horse Figurine collection, M 377, Box 1, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
m377_i018.jpg