Artist
William SpratlingAmerican, 1900–1967
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Coffee Pot
DateDesigned by 1958, made c. 1962–1964
Made inTaxco, Mexico
MediumSterling silver and rosewood
Dimensions8 3/4 × 11 × 5 1/4 in. (22.2 × 27.9 × 13.3 cm)
Credit LineMargo Grant Walsh Twentieth Century Silver and Metalwork Collection, gift of Margo Grant Walsh
Object number2014.19
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History“Collecting by Design: Silver and Metalwork of the Twentieth Century,” San Francisco Airport Museums, February 5–August 5, 2007.
“Designed by Architects: Metalwork from the Margo Grant Walsh Collection,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 15–August 3, 2008; Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon, Eugene, September 12, 2008–January 25, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Maker's marks on bottom: "William Spratling / 323 / Taxco Mexico" and "63"
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