DepartmentLatin America

CANDELABRUM

NameCandelabrum

DateCA 1920, STAFF

Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic, Paint

DimensionsOverall: 20 3/16 x 15 3/4 x 6 in. (51.3 x 40 x 15.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.857.

Object numberA.1979.3.857

DescriptionHand-built ceramic candelabrum with five candleholders. The candelabrum stands on a square slab base, with a circular structure. Two leaf covered vines circle upward to meet in the center. There are three mold made angel heads arranged around the structure. The base color is white and decorated with linear patterns of pink, blue, yellow, and purple.