William Spratling
Serving Spoon

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Artist William Spratling (American, 1900–1967)American, 1900–1967

CultureAmerican

Titles

Serving Spoon

Datec. 1960

Made inTaxco, Mexico

MediumRosewood and silver

Dimensions16 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 3/4 in. (41.3 × 5.7 × 1.9 cm)

Credit LineMargo Grant Walsh Twentieth Century Silver and Metalwork Collection, gift of Margo Grant Walsh

Object number2014.16.2

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

Margo Grant Walsh Collection of Architect-Designed Metalwork

Object Type

METALWORK

Provenance[Liberty, London]; [...]; Margo Grant Walsh, New York; given to MFAH, 2014.
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 mark on underside: "William Spratling, Taxco, Mexico" in circle

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