Skip to main content

Tin menorah

Maker Juan D. Martinez
Date2009
Place madeEspañola, New Mexico, United States, North America
MediumMetal (tin), solder, wax, cotton
DimensionsOverall: 8 11/16 x 13 3/8 x 4 1/2 in. (22 x 34 x 11.5 cm)
Overall (overall (with candles)): 11 5/8 x 13 3/8 x 4 1/2 in. (29.5 x 34 x 11.5 cm)
ClassificationsCeremonial use
Credit LineGift of Juan Martinez
Object numberA.2009.53.1V
DescriptionTin menorah candleholder with a six-sided star design on medallion just below platform on which candles stand and three circular curls to each side of medallion. Platform has nine raised candleholders, and all are supported by a column rising from a circular base. Flanges curl out to the side from the bottom of the column, and the base is decorated with repeated oval stampings. Nine multi-colored candles are included.
On View
Not on view
Collections
Pair of sconces
Artist unrecorded
c. 1930s
Candle holder
Floyd Lucero
2016
Flower Candles
Artist unrecorded
c. 1960
Pair of candle holders
Artist unrecorded
c. 1930s
Candelabrum
Artist unrecorded
Mid-20th century
Candleholder with mourning scene
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1950
Sacred clay tablet with Virgin
Artist unrecorded
ca. 1985
Nicho
Artist unrecorded
c. 1880