DepartmentLatin America

CANDLESTICK

NameCandlestick

DateCA 1950, A. GIRARD

Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic, Paint

DimensionsOverall: 17 3/4 x 8 1/4 x 6 5/16 in. (45.1 x 21 x 16 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.810.

Object numberA.1979.3.810

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionHand-built ceramic candlestick in the shape of acrobats. The base color is white with multiple colors across surface. The colors are blue, green, and yellow. One acrobat stands on the shoulders of another. The candlestick only has one candleholder. A bird dangles from a string from each arm of the bottom figure.