Rider and Deer

NameFigure

DateCA 1960, STAFF

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

MediumCeramic, Tempera Paint, Gold Leaf

DimensionsOverall: 4 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 3 3/8 in. (11.5 x 4.5 x 8.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.57.221.

Object numberA.1980.57.221

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 an orange coat with a blue hood and tall brown boots. The rider sits on side of deer with body fully turned. The deer’s body is white with blue dots, orange and red stripes, and has yellow antlers decorated with gold leaf.