Figure

NameFigure

DateCA 1960,STAFF

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

MediumCeramic, Tempera Paint, Gold Leaf

DimensionsOverall: 3 3/4 x 3 9/16 x 3 3/8 in. (9.5 x 9 x 8.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.57.222.

Object numberA.1980.57.222

DescriptionHand-built ceramic sculpture of a figure sitting next to a bush and basket with mushrooms. It is slip-coated with a chalk substance and painted with tempera paint. A woman is seated on a green base, bush at her side with bird on top, a yellow basket with mushrooms, and mushrooms at base of the bush. The woman wears a blue hat and orange dress with gold leaf decorations.