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Pair of Spurs

An American architect, teacher, and writer, William Spratling helped to revive the moribund silver trade in Taxco in the 1930s after the town’s mines closed in the preceding decade in the wake of the Mexican Revolution. Spratling’s designs for silver frequently melded modern design forms with pre-Columbian motifs from Aztec, Mayan, and Olmec sources.

Maker: William Spratling, American, 1900-1967
Medium: Silver
Place Made: Taxco, Mexico
Dates: before 1952
Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (21.6 x 8.9 cm)
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 52.166.22
Credit Line: Museum Collection Fund and the Dick S. Ramsay Fund
Image: Group, 52.166.22.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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