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Alternative Title
Papillon
Description
A small purple horse figurine made from glazed ceramic. The mane, tail, and hooves are painted black. The figure stands on four feet and turns its slightly raised head to the right.
36. Papillon. A lutin or fairy, condemned to wear the form of a horse for three hundred years, who, in the legends concerning Charlemagne, befriended Ogier the Dane and conveyed him to Avalon.
Exhibit label:
PAPILLON, THE FRIEND OF OGIER THE DANE.
A gift from Messire Gonfal of Naimes, Margrave of Aradol.
—"The Mathematics of Gonfal" in The Silver Stallion.
Dimensions (Length x Width x Height in cm)
6 x 1.3 x 5
Personal Name Subject
Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958
Topical Subject
Horses; Figurines; Knights and knighthood; Folklore--France; Romances
City/Location
Richmond (Va.)
Genre
figures (representations)
Type
Physical Object
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
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Rights
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Collection
James Branch Cabell Horse Figurine Collection
Source
Horse 36, Papillon, James Branch Cabell Horse Figurine collection, M 377, Box 3, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
m377_i036.jpg