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Object Number
993-24-20/27457
Display Title
Ceramic "adam & eve" motif candelabra
Descriptions
Object Description
Ceramic "adam & eve" motif candelabra, terra cotta, flower, bird + ball appliques. (just with snake as evil's symbol)
Inventory Description
Ceramic candelabra, hollow, moulded tree trunk with applique flowers, leaves, sp
Classification
- Art 3-D
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1980-1989
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Mexico
/
Toluca
/
Metepec
Additional Geographic Terms
some 10 kms. from Toluca
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 52.4 x 37.5 x 14.5 cm (20 5/8 x 14 3/4 x 5 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
993-24-20/27457
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
Dealer
Marilyn Tamkin
(1980s)
Collector
Alice B. Melvin
(1950s-1993)
Donor
Alice B. Melvin
(August 16, 1993)
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