Fine Lady

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Fine Lady is the folkloric figure celebrated in the English nursery rhyme "Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross," often depicted as a richly dressed woman on horseback.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
folkloric figure
nursery rhyme character
appearsIn Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross NERFINISHED
associatedWithConcept elegance
pageantry
wealth
associatedWithCountry England NERFINISHED
associatedWithGenre nursery rhyme
associatedWithLocation Banbury Cross NERFINISHED
associatedWithObject bells on her toes
rings on her fingers
associatedWithTradition English folklore
category Characters in nursery rhymes
English legendary characters
depictedRiding cock horse
describedAs a richly dressed woman on horseback
fictionalStatus probably not based on a single historical person
hasCulturalRole subject of children’s rhyme
symbol of finery
hasNotableQuote She shall have music wherever she goes
With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes
languageOfOrigin English
linkedToPlace Banbury, Oxfordshire NERFINISHED
medium oral tradition
printed nursery rhyme collections
modeOfTransport horseback
nameInEnglish Fine Lady NERFINISHED
portrayedAs rider approaching Banbury Cross
well-dressed lady
timePeriodOfOrigin early modern period (approximate)

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Fine Lady statue depicts Fine Lady