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Ring
Designed by: William Spratling (American, 1900–1967)
about 1940–1944
Object Place: Taxco, Mexico
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 1 x 2.5 cm (3/8 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Margret Craver Withers
Accession Number1993.836
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Rings
DescriptionThe ring is cast silver with heavily oxidized interstices. Its abstract decoration emulates pre-Columbian forms. Of these, the were-jaguar mouth is evident.
Marks
"SPRATLING / SILVER" inside of ring in oval; "SPRATLING / MADE IN MEXICO" around oval with "WS" monogram in center
ProvenanceBy 1985, Margret Craver Withers (b. 1907 - d. 2010), Boston; 1993, gift of Margret Craver Withers to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 17, 1993)