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William Spratling

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Tier 1 · Institutional85%

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William Spratling was an American-born silver designer and artist, best known for his influence on 20th century Mexican silver design.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (9)

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Mexican Festival

1931 · lithograph

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Niño

1926 · lithograph

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Portrait

1920 · lithograph

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Ladle

1909 · Sterling silver

1 7/8 × 3 × 11 7/8 in., 0.6 lb. (4.8 × 7.6 × 30.2 cm, 272.158g)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Serving fork

1909 · Sterling silver

3/4 × 2 × 9 1/8 in., 0.3 lb. (1.9 × 5.1 × 23.2 cm, 117.935g)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Dinner knife

1909 · Silver

8 1/4 × 3/4 in., 0.2 lb. (21 × 1.9 cm, 108.863g)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Salad fork

1909 · Silver

7 1/2 × 1 in., 0.2 lb. (19.1 × 2.5 cm, 72.576g)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Dinner fork

1909 · Silver

8 × 1 in., 0.2 lb. (20.3 × 2.5 cm, 72.576g)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Serving spoon

1909 · Sterling silver.

1 3/4 × 2 1/4 × 9 1/4 in., 0.3 lb. (4.4 × 5.7 × 23.5 cm, 127.007g)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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9 published of 9 catalogued · 0 with image

The Met
6 published
Cleveland Museum of Art
3 published

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3 entries · 1 sources

Portrait
1920 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Mexican Festival
1931 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Niño
1926 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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