Rider and Deer

NameFigure

DateCA 1960, STAFF

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

MediumCeramic, Tempera Paint, Gold Leaf

DimensionsOverall: 3 3/8 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/8 in. (8.5 x 5 x 6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.57.214.

Object numberA.1980.57.214

DescriptionHand-built ceramic sculpture of a rider and a deer. It is slip-coated with a chalk substance and painted with tempera paint. The figure wears an orange hooded coat that has gold leaf paper on shoulders and brown pants. The deer has yellow antlers decorated with gold leaf, a white body with pink dots, and green and red stripes.