DepartmentEurope

Female Figure

NameFigure

DateCA 1960, STAFF

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

MediumCeramic, Tempera Paint, Gold Leaf

DimensionsOverall: 3 15/16 x 2 3/16 x 3 1/8 in. (10 x 5.5 x 8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.57.208.

Object numberA.1980.57.208

DescriptionHand-built ceramic sculpture of a female figure. It is slip-coated with a chalk substance and painted with tempera paint. She is seated in green chair, has brown hair, wears an orange dress, a white apron, and holds a baby wrapped in a yellow blanket. Gold leaf on the baby’s chest.