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Pair of Candelabra
Héctor Aguilar (Mexican, 1905–1986)
1940–1945
Object Place: Taxco, Mexico
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 16.2 x 24.1 x 4.1 cm (6 3/8 x 9 1/2 x 1 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Elizabeth and Ulf Heide
Accession Number2016.176.1-2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionPair of cantilever shape candelabra, each with three bobeche supported by a curled silver flourish
Marks
Three separate marks on underside: "TAXCO" inscribed in rectangle; conjoined "HA" inscribed in a square; "940" inscribed in a square.
ProvenanceBy 2015, estate sale, Marble Falls, Texas; 2015, sold by estate sale to Jim Tracy and Jim Black, New York, NY; 2016, sold by Tracy and Black to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 25, 2016)