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Object Number 993-24-20/27394B
Display Title Ceramic black burnished candlestick
Descriptions
Object Description Ceramic black burnished(pair of) candlesticks w/ candle stubs & wax drippings.
Inventory Description Ceramic candlestick, hollow, moulded, multi-tiered, black ware
Classification
  • Art 3-D
Department Ethnographic
Date 1900-1993
Culture
  • Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Puebla / <County> / Acatlan de Osorio
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 35.2 x 16.6 x 15.7 cm (13 7/8 x 6 9/16 x 6 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 993-24-20/27394b
Credit Line Gift of Alice B. Melvin, in celebration of donor's father and mother, Professor A. Gordon Melvin and Lorna Strong Melvin, donor's sister, Mary Melvin Petronella, family friend, Luis Hererra Garcia, friend, Richard Paul Baydin, and donor's cats, Miss Amiga, Sir Minky, and Pyewacket
Provenance
Collector Alice B. Melvin (August 16, 1993)
Donor Alice B. Melvin (August 16, 1993)

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