DepartmentEurope

Dancing Couple

NameFigures

DateCA 1960, STAFF

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

MediumCeramic, Tempera Paint

DimensionsOverall: 3 3/4 x 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. (9.5 x 8 x 8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.57.210.

Object numberA.1980.57.210

DescriptionHand-built ceramic sculpture of a dancing couple. It is slip-coated with a chalk substance and painted with tempera paint. The man and woman stand side by side, arms linked. The woman is in an orange blouse, a bell-shaped skirt with green dots and yellow and red stripes while the man wears a blue tunic and green pants.