DepartmentLatin America

Rider and Horse Candlesticks

NameCandlesticks

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeSAN CRISTOBAL, Chiapas, MEXICO, NORTH AMERICA

MediumCeramic, Paint

DimensionsOverall: 5 7/8 x 3 15/16 x 7 1/16 in. (15 x 10 x 18 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.5.928X.

Object numberA.1979.5.928X

DescriptionHand-built ceramic candlesticks in the shape of horse and riders. They have a simple design, terra cotta color with red and white water-base paint and they are unglazed. They have a candleholder on the back and there are black marks from firing.