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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Mexican
Title:Tree of Life Candelabra (Candelabro árbol de la vida)
Date Made:early 20th century
Type:Ceramic
Materials:earthenware
Place Made:North America; Mexico; Puebla; Izúcar de Matamoros
Measurements:Overall: 17 7/8 in x 15 7/8 in x 6 1/8 in; 45.4 cm x 40.3 cm x 15.6 cm
Accession Number:  AC 1955.632
Credit Line:Gift of the children of Dwight W. Morrow (Class of 1895) and Elizabeth C. Morrow
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Description:
Polychromed candelabra with dome-shaped base, 2 arms on each side of the bottom at the end of which are small female figures with a large blossom protruding frombase between figures and the stem which is formed by a standing male figure. On each side of this figure are arms divided in threee sections, a large blossom in the center and female figures at the outermost sides. Atop the arms on each side a small male figure is seated, at at the end is a candle holder. The central stem is surmounted by floral decorations and attached to another larger holder which extends down the back. There is a gold ground with blue and green decorations.

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