DepartmentLatin America

CANDELABRUM

NameCandelabrum

DateCA 1950, A. GIRARD

Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic, Paint

DimensionsOverall: 18 1/8 x 10 15/16 x 6 5/16 in. (46 x 27.8 x 16 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.807.

Object numberA.1979.3.807

DescriptionA ceramic candelabrum painted brown with multicolor linear motifs on white areas. Small animals are suspended by strings hanging in the center of the candelabrum. The overall shape of the candelabrum is ovaloid and there are three candleholders.