DepartmentEurope

Woman with Bird

NameFigure

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeRUSSIA, U.S.S.R., Russia, Europe

MediumCeramic, Tempera Paint, Gold Leaf

DimensionsOverall: 8 7/16 x 4 7/16 x 4 7/16 in. (21.5 x 11.2 x 11.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.57.200.

Object numberA.1980.57.200

DescriptionHand-built ceramic sculpture of a woman holding a bird. It is slip-coated with a chalk substance and painted with tempera paint. The woman holds a white bird with an orange beak and wings. She wears a blue flared jacket with gold leaf squares on the lapel, an orange bonnet, and a white skirt decorated with large round red flowers with blue dots and orange lines.