sz5 William Spratling silver ring with aztec pattern

Description

sz5 William Spratling silver ring with aztec pattern. 10.1 grams

Spratling, an architect and artist who taught at Tulane University in New Orleans, came to Mexico in the late 1920s and settled in the city of Taxco. Having developed an interest in Mesoamerican archaeology and culture from his colleagues at Tulane, he traveled to Mexico for several summers lecturing and exploring. He sought out remote villages in the state of Guerrero, 110 miles from Mexico City, where in some places Nahuatl, the Aztec language, was spoken. Spratling collected artifacts and contemporary indigenous crafts. Spratling made a fortune manufacturing and designing silver, but his true life’s work was to conserve, redeem, and interpret the ancient culture of his adopted country. He explained for North American audiences the paintings of Mexico’s modern masters and earned distinction as a learned and early collector of pre-Columbian art. Spratling and his workshop gradually became a visible and culturally attractive link between a steady stream of notable American visitors and the country they wanted to see and experience. Spratling had the rare good fortune to witness his own reputation — as one of the most admired Americans in Mexico — assume legendary status before his death. William Spratling, His Life and Art vividly reconstructs this richly diverse life whose unique aesthetic legacy is but a part of its larger cultural achievement of profoundly influencing Americans’ attitudes toward a civilization different from their own.See

Styles

Contemporary

Ring Size

5

Period

1920s

Country of Origin

Mexico

Item Type

Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned

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Materials

Silver

Condition

Good Condition, Unknown, Some Imperfections

Color

Silver

Condition Notes

Condition consistent with wear and age of the item. For any specific questions or details, please reach out via 'Ask …moreCondition consistent with wear and age of the item. For any specific questions or details, please reach out via ‘Ask the Seller.’