DepartmentLatin America
CANDLESTICK
NameCandlestick
Artist or maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
(not assigned)México
MediumCeramic
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.1979.3.838X.
Object numberA.1979.3.838X
DescriptionCeramic candlesticks in the shape of riders and horses. The rider on the horsehas a man sitting on his shoulders and there is a third on top of him. All riders have their arms out and hold small hanging birds. Martinez workshop.
CA 1960, STAFF
CA 1960, STAFF
CA 1969, A. GIRARD
CA 1960, STAFF