DepartmentLatin America
CANDLESTICK
NameCandlestick
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/2 x 5 5/16 x 3 1/4 in. (14 x 13.5 x 8.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.767.
Object numberA.1979.3.767
DescriptionHand-built ceramic candlestick with the motif of a child playing. There is a child sliding down the back of a dog, a bird is attached to the dog's head, and there are two plants. Martinez workshop.