DepartmentEurope

Musician

NameFigure

DateCA 1960, STAFF

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

MediumCeramic, Tempera Paint, Gold Leaf

DimensionsOverall: 3 15/16 x 3 9/16 x 3 3/8 in. (10 x 9 x 8.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.57.223

Object numberA.1980.57.223

DescriptionHand-built ceramic sculpture of a musician. It is slip-coated with a chalk substance and painted with tempera paint. The figure is seated wearing a blue-green coat with squares of gold leaf glued on the collar, brown trousers, and black boots. He holds a yellow stringed instrument and the chair is yellow.