Candleholder and candle

Museum number:
3-30662a,b
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4777
Description:
part of Aguilar Mourning Scene (3-30647 to 3-30665); (a) candle stick with (b) candle. (a) ceramic candle stick and (b) a tall white ceramic candle with red flame. candle stick is decorated with applied and painted motifs (white florals w/blue/green leaves, yellow/blue and red/blue/white inscribed and painted bands, red hash marks). the neck of the candle stick is diagonally striped red and yellow and the drip rim is brown.
Donor:
John Paul
Collection place:
Mexico
Collector:
John Paul
Materials:
Ceramic (material) and Paint (coating)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Candleholders
Accession date:
February 24, 2011
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
a— height 18.3 centimeters, b— diameter 1.8 centimeters, a— diameter 7.3 centimeters, and b— height 15.2 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Candleholder and candle, accession number 3-30662a,b, described as part of Aguilar Mourning Scene (3-30647 to 3-30665); (a) candle stick with (b) candle. (a) ceramic candle stick and (b) a tall white ceramic candle with red flame. candle stick is decorated with applied and painted motifs (white florals w/blue/green leaves, yellow/blue and red/blue/white inscribed and painted bands, red hash marks). the neck of the candle stick is diagonally striped red and yellow and the drip rim is brown.

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