Rider and Deer

NameFigure

DateCA 1960, STAFF

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

MediumCeramic, Tempera Paint, Gold Leaf

DimensionsOverall: 3 15/16 x 1 9/16 x 2 3/4 in. (10 x 4 x 7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.57.215.

Object numberA.1980.57.215

DescriptionHand-built ceramic sculpture of a rider on a deer. It is slip-coated with a chalk substance and painted with tempera paint. The rider wears a blue hooded coat and orange pants. The deer is white with yellow dots, pink stripes, black nose, ears, and tail, and has yellow antlers with gold leaf.