DepartmentLatin America

Candelabrum

NamePair of Candle Holders

Artist Artist Not Recorded

DateMid-20th century

Place madeHuamanga, Ayacucho, Peru, South America

MediumMetal (tin plated steel or aluminum), paint

DimensionsOverall: 19 1/8 x 16 15/16 x 4 15/16 in. (48.5 x 43 x 12.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.32.881X

Object numberA.1979.32.881X

Collections

Andean Folk Art

DescriptionTinplate, brightly painted with enamel; each candelabrum with six candleholders on flat top; each painted in turquoise with blue and decorated with cut out flowers, yellow birds, red heart topped with cross, open book (bible?) with red edges and white pages.