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Object Number 993-24-20/27471B
Display Title Ceramic candle holder
Descriptions
Object Description Ceramic Brown and blue on blue glazed candle holder with candle + melted wax. signed "mexico/K[en] E[dwards]".
Inventory Description Wax candle, cyliindrical, flat base with metal clip, burned
Classification
  • Unclassified
Department Ethnographic
Date 1900-1993
Artist Ken Edwards
Culture
  • Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Jalisco / <County> / Tonala
Materials Wax
Dimensions Overall: 4.4 x 4.3 x 3.8 cm (1 3/4 x 1 11/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
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