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: 24 13/16 x 10 7/16 x 6 5/16 in. (63 x 26.5 x 16 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.920.
Object numberA.1979.3.920
DescriptionA ceramic candlestick in the shape of a duck with three heads. The candlestick has a bulbous shape, narrowing at the neck. The natural color clay has horizontal bands of red and black. Martinez Workshop.
