DepartmentEurope

Deer

NameAnimal

DateCA 1960, STAFF

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

MediumCeramic, Tempera Paint, Gold Leaf

DimensionsOverall: 3 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 2 3/16 in. (8 x 4.4 x 5.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.57.260.

Object numberA.1980.57.260

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