Rider and Deer

NameFigure

DateCA 1960, STAFF

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

MediumCeramic, Tempera Paint, Gold Leaf

DimensionsOverall: 4 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. (12 x 4.5 x 6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.57.213.

Object numberA.1980.57.213

DescriptionHand-built ceramic figure of a rider on a deer. It is slip-coated with a chalk substance and painted with tempera paint. The person wears an orange coat with a green hood, brown pants, and black boots. The deer is white with pink dots, blue stripes, yellow antlers with gold leaf decorations, and black ears and feet.