Pair of Spurs
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Object Label
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.
Caption
William Spratling American, 1900–1967. Pair of Spurs, before 1952. Silver, 8 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (21.6 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund and Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 52.166.22. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 52.166.22.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Maker
Title
Pair of Spurs
Date
before 1952
Geography
Place made: Taxco, Mexico
Medium
Silver
Classification
Dimensions
8 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (21.6 x 8.9 cm)
Credit Line
Museum Collection Fund and Dick S. Ramsay Fund
Accession Number
52.166.22
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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