LACMA

ShopMembershipMyLACMATickets
LACMA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
info@lacma.org
(323) 857-6000
Sign up to receive emails
Subscribe
© Museum Associates 2025

Museum Hours

Monday

11 am–6 pm

Tuesday

11 am–6 pm

Wednesday

Closed

Thursday

11 am–6 pm

Friday

11 am–8 pm

Saturday

10 am–7 pm

Sunday

10 am–7 pm

 

  • About LACMA
  • Jobs
  • Building LACMA
  • Host An Event
  • Unframed
  • Press
  • FAQs
  • Log in to MyLACMA
  • Privacy Policy
© Museum Associates 2025
Collections

Héctor Aguilar
Amethyst Frog Box (Caja con sapo de amatista)circa 1940-1945

Not on view
Small polished silver lidded box with cylindrical body, incised leaf-pattern bands, and two rough amethyst stones set in a wire mount on the domed lid
Close-up of a polished silver surface showing three stamped maker's marks: a rectangular cartouche reading "TAXCO," an oval with a monogram, and a rounded rectangle reading "940."
Artist or Maker
Héctor Aguilar
Mexico, 1905-1986
Title
Amethyst Frog Box (Caja con sapo de amatista)
Date Made
circa 1940-1945
Medium
Silver, amethyst
Dimensions
1 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (4.45 × 8.26 cm) Diameter: 3 1/4 in. (8.26 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ronald A. Belkin, Long Beach, California
Accession Number
M.2013.4.19a-b
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Latin American Art
Curatorial Notes
Frederick Walter Davis and William Spratling were the first to introduce the use of amethyst into their silver designs. Amethyst quartz was inexpensive and mined in Mexico. The contrast of the crazed, semi-transparent stone with the shiny, smooth surface of the silver created a dramatic effect.