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Flower Candles
Flower Candles
Flower Candles
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Flower Candles

NameCandle
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Datec. 1960
Place madeTeotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America
MediumWax
Dimensions34 7/8 × 6 5/16 × 4 1/2 in. (88.6 × 16 × 11.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.86VX
Object numberA.1979.3.86VX
Description2 candles with wax floral and animal ornaments used to ornament church altars. - A. Girard
Sculpted candle with base
Sofia Ruiz Lorenzo
2009
Sculpted candle with base
Sofia Ruiz Lorenzo
2009
Candle holder
Floyd Lucero
2016
Ofrenda
David Villafañez
c. 1960
Village Scene
Chijnay Cooperative
2007
Retablo, Virgin of Copacabana; Virgen de la Copacabana
Artist Not Recorded
Late 19th - early 20th century
Candle holder
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1970
Candle holder
Artist Not Recorded
Mid 20th century
CANDELABRUM
CA 1965, STAFF
Pair of candle holders
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1930s
Tin menorah
Juan D. Martinez
2009
CANDLESTICK
CA 1960, STAFF