DepartmentEurope

Woman holding Babies

NameFigure

Artist or maker N.P. Poroshina

DateCA 1960, STAFF

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

MediumCeramic, Tempera Paint

DimensionsOverall: 7 x 3 9/16 x 2 3/16 in. (17.8 x 9 x 5.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.57.249X.

Object numberA.1980.57.249X

DescriptionHand-built ceramic sculptures of a woman holding babies. It is slip-coated with a white chalk substance and painted with tempera paint. They wear a high hat, ruffled apron, bell shaped skirt with ring and circle motifs, and hold twin babies in arms.