DepartmentLatin America

CANDLESTICK

NameCandlestick

Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic, Slip

DimensionsOverall: 9 13/16 x 6 5/16 x 7 1/16 in. (25 x 16 x 18 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.837.

Object numberA.1979.3.837

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionA ceramic candlestick in the shape of a horse and riders. The rider on the horse has a man sitting on his shoulders and a third on top. Each of the men have their arms out, each holding a hanging painted bird. Martinez workshop.

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