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Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.
Rider At Trot
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.

Rider At Trot

Artifact ID1982.02618.01
Object Type Sculpture
Gifter
Maker (German porcelain manufactory, established by 1753)
Date c. 1750
Medium Ceramic
Dimensions9 × 9 × 3 1/2 in. (22.9 × 22.9 × 8.9 cm)
Physical DescriptionA porcelain figure of a rider in 18th-century dress on a white horse, with a tree trunk as a supporter and painted grass on the base. The rider is wearing a white shirt, a red hunting jacket with green trim, yellow breeches, black boots, a black hat with a green ribbon, and a powdered wig tied in a queue with a black ribbon. He has a whip in his right hand and the reins in his left. The horse has a green saddle and black bridle and reins. The bottom has a green Nymphenburg stamp.
Historical NoteThe title of the sculpture is Rider at Trot, and it is from the series The Great Nymphenburg Hunt, by Nymphenburg Porcelain, c.1750. It was given to First Lady Nancy Reagan during the State Visit of Chancellor and Mrs. Kohl, November 15, 1982.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThe item was a gift from a foreign official to President Ronald Reagan during the Reagan administration. It was received through the Executive Office of the President and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives in January, 1989 for deposit with the Reagan Presidential Library.
National Archives Catalog CollectionRecords of the White House Gift Unit (Reagan Administration) (National Archives Identifier 6816362) and
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from Foreign Officials (National Archives Identifier 6816364)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
Use Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
Country/CultureGermanyPlace MadeGermany
In Collection(s)
Exhibition HistoryChristmas Around the World (2009), Ronald Reagan Presidential Library; Nancy Reagan: A First Lady’s Style (2007-2008), Ronald Reagan Presidential Library; Within the Vault (1998), Ronald Reagan Presidential Library; Ronald Reagan Presidential Library (1991-2003)