DepartmentLatin America
CANDLESTICK
NameCandlestick
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Slip
DimensionsOverall: 9 13/16 x 6 5/16 x 7 1/16 in. (25 x 16 x 18 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.837.
Object numberA.1979.3.837
DescriptionA ceramic candlestick in the shape of a horse and riders. The rider on the horse has a man sitting on his shoulders and a third on top. Each of the men have their arms out, each holding a hanging painted bird. Martinez workshop.
