William Spratling
Sugar Bowl

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Sugar Bowl
Datec. 1933–1938
Made inTaxco, Mexico
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 × 7 1/4 × 2 in. (16.5 × 18.4 × 5.1 cm)
.A, Bowl: 5 1/2 × 7 1/4 × 2 3/4 in. (14 × 18.4 × 7 cm)
.B, Lid: 1 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (3.2 × 5.7 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineMargo Grant Walsh Twentieth Century Silver and Metalwork Collection, gift of Margo Grant Walsh
Object number2014.22.A,.B
Not on view

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ProvenanceMargo Grant Walsh, New York; given to MFAH, 2014.
Exhibition History“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
Stamped on bottom “TAXCO” / maker’s symbol / “980”

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