DepartmentEurope

FIGURE

NameFIGURE

Maker Giancarlo "Tunsi" Girard (1918 - 2006)

DateCA 1965, STAFF

Place madeFLORENCE, TUSCANY, ITALY, Europe

MediumCERAMIC

DimensionsOverall: 9 5/8 x 2 3/16 x 2 3/4 in. (24.5 x 5.5 x 7 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Girard Foundation Collection

Object numberA.1980.57.976

Collections

Sandro & Tunsi: Made by the Girard brothers

DescriptionHAND-BUILT, BRIGHTLY PTD., GLAZED PORCELAIN WOMAN FIGURE. GRAYHAIR PULLED INTO BUN ON TOP OF HEAD. CAT ON FRONT OF FIGURE. LARGE BEAD NECK- LACE, RED DRESS, BLUE GENDANT. INSCRIBED "TUNSI MADE IN ITALY" ON BOTTOM // J.C. GIRARD IS A. GIRARD'S BROTHER.