Maker
Ramirez
CultureMexican
Titles
- Tablespoon (one of set of twelve)
Datemid-19th century
Found inEl Paso, Texas, United States
Made inMexico City, Mexico
MediumSilver
Dimensions5/8 × 1 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (1.6 × 3.8 × 19.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of William J. Hill
Object numberB.2018.58.1
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Texas Room
On view
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
ProvenanceWilliam J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston; given to MFAH, 2018.
Exhibition History"Made in Texas: Art, Life and Culture: 1845–1900," Beeville Art Museum, Texas, September 20, 2014–January 10, 2015.
"A Texas Legacy: Selections from the William J. Hill Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 2, 2016–January 2, 2017.
"Texas Silver, William J. Hill," Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, March 1–June 1, 2017.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
[no inscriptions]
Marked on back of handle: RAMZ. [in rectangle] / [image of eagle in rectangle with canted corners]
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