DepartmentEurope

Deer

NameAnimal

DateCA 1960, STAFF

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

MediumCeramic, Tempera Paint, Gold Leaf

DimensionsOverall: 5 13/16 x 3 3/4 x 2 13/16 in. (14.7 x 9.5 x 7.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.57.257.

Object numberA.1980.57.257

DescriptionHand-built ceramic sculpture of a deer. It is slip-coated with a chalk substance and painted with tempera paint. The deer is standing, painted white with orange stripes and zigzag lines, large red dots, and small black dots. It has black hooves, ears, forelock, facial features, and tail. It has yellow antlers with squares of gold leaf.