Photo: TMP
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Candelabra

USA, 1959
<p>A chunky crudely built brown candelabra that can hold three candles. <span>There are five dark indentations along the bottom. </span>A very big base divides into three upright arms. They are built from pushed together coils. Each arm is topped with a small round flat piece of clay on which sits the receptacle for the candle. The arm in the middle is tallest, the one to the left is the shortest, the one to the right is a bit taller than the one on the left. </p><p>A close up of the top of the three arms shows various browns and textures.</p><p>A close up of the shortest arm shows the pinched out flat piece of clay and the candle receptacle. The brown glaze is very irregular.</p><p>A close up of the base shows the way the clay was pushed together and the row of dark indentations along the bottom edge.</p><p>The underside is unglazed;  #4 and $50.00 are written on the clay.  The accession number, 81.8.11, is typed on a white label that is upside down.</p>
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marer Collection, Scripps College
Date acquired:
Materials:
Stoneware
Form - Functional: N/A
Form - Sculptural: N/A
Method:
Hand-Built
Surface Technique: N/A
Kiln Type: N/A
Glazes:
Glaze
Janice Roosevelt
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marer Collection, Scripps College

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