DepartmentEurope

Chicken

NameChicken

DateCA 1960, STAFF

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

MediumCeramic, Tempera Paint

DimensionsOverall: 3 9/16 x 2 3/16 x 3 9/16 in. (9 x 5.5 x 9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.57.206.

Object numberA.1980.57.206

DescriptionHand-built ceramic sculpture of a chicken. It is slip-coated with a chalk substance and painted with tempera paint. It is painted white with multicolor decoration. It has a yellow and orange tail, pink on the wings. And stands on a green base. It has gold foil squares on its chest, wings, and tail.