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Serpent brooch
Image Not Available for Serpent brooch

Serpent brooch

William Spratling (American, 1900–1967)
mid 1930s
Object PlaceTaxco, Mexico
Medium/TechniqueSilver
Dimensions5.7 x 5.7 x 0.6 cm. (2 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Ronald A. Belkin
Accession number2018.153
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Collections
ProvenanceBy 2000, Annie and Irene Kauffman, San Francisco; 2000, sold by the Kauffmans to Ronald A. Belkin, Long Beach, California; 2018, gift of Belkin to the MFA. (Accession date: April 25, 2018)
Group shot:  necklace: 1993.842; inside necklace, clockwise from left: 1993.841, 1993.839-40, 1…
William Spratling
about 1940–1944
William Spratling
1940–1950
William Spratling
1940–1950
Necklace
William Spratling
1955–1960
Restricted: For reference only
William Spratling
about 1945
Restricted: For reference only; Group shot: 2000.793.1-2
William Spratling
about 1945
Restricted: For reference only; Group shot: 2000.793.1-2
William Spratling
about 1945
William Spratling
about 1935