DepartmentLatin America

CANDELABRUM

NameCandelabrum

DateCA 1950, A. GIRARD

Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic, Paint

DimensionsOverall: 18 1/4 x 7 7/8 x 4 in. (46.4 x 20 x 10.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.806.

Object numberA.1979.3.806

DescriptionA hand-built candelabrum that has a figure at the top, painted brown and wearing a top hat. The lower half of the candelabrum is painted white with pastel accents. An eagle is seen at the center. The candelabrum has three candleholders and eight birds hang from the candelabrum from strings.