DepartmentEurope

Deer

NameAnimal

DateCA 1960, STAFF

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

MediumCeramic, Tempera Paint, Gold Leaf

DimensionsOverall: 4 5/8 x 2 13/16 x 2 3/16 in. (11.7 x 7.2 x 5.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.57.259.

Object numberA.1980.57.259

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