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Candleholder with spiral designs
Candleholder with spiral designs
Candleholder with spiral designs
DepartmentLatin America

Candleholder with spiral designs

NameCandleholder
Maker Jorge Wilmot (Mexican, 1928 - 2012)
Date1970s
Place madeTonala, Jalisco, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, glazes
Dimensions3 15/16 × 5 1/2 × 3 9/16 in. (10 × 14 × 9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Toby and Ralph Bransky, A.2016.67.11
Object numberA.2016.67.11
DescriptionCeramic candleholder "eye-like" spiral designs in warm browns over speckled off-white glaze
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