DepartmentEurope

Woman with Chickens

NameFigure

DateCA 1960, STAFF

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

MediumCeramic, Tempera Paint, Gold Leaf

DimensionsOverall: 5 7/16 x 2 13/16 x 1 3/4 in. (13.8 x 7.1 x 4.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.57.217.

Object numberA.1980.57.217

DescriptionHand-built ceramic sculpture of a woman holding a chicken under each arm. It is slip-coated with a chalk substance and painted with tempera paint. She wears an orange bonnet, a pink blouse with gold trim, white frilled apron with orange, green, and pink trim, an orange, red, and white plaid skirt. The birds have an orange bill and a red crest.