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Object Number 993-24-20/27434
Display Title Ceramic polychrome painted hanging candelabra
Descriptions
Object Description Ceramic polychrome painted hanging candelabra ( orange, yellow, blue, green, pink) with animals, birds, flowers + fruit. hanging attachments on wire (attachments are packed seperatedly w/ object)
Inventory Description Candalabra, polychome, ceramic, glazed, hanging fuits, 4 candle holders
Classification
  • Candle
Department Ethnographic
Date 1900-1993
Culture
  • Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Puebla / <County> / Izucar de Matamoros
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 28 x 38 x 37 cm (11 x 14 15/16 x 14 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 993-24-20/27434
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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