Margot de Taxco (Margot van Voorhies Carr)
Double Fish Necklace (becomes two brooches) (Collar doble con peces [se convierte en dos prendedores])circa 1955

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Artist or Maker: Margot de Taxco (Margot van Voorhies Carr)
United States, active Mexico, 1896-1985
Title: Double Fish Necklace (becomes two brooches) (Collar doble con peces [se convierte en dos prendedores])
Date Made: circa 1955
Medium: Silver, amethyst
Dimensions: a-d) 1 1/8 × 15 5/8 in. (2.86 × 39.69 cm); a) Chain: 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (1.27 × 13.97 cm); b-c) Brooch: 1 × 3 1/4 in. (2.54 × 8.26 cm) each; d) Chain: 1/2 × 5 in. (1.27 × 12.7 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Elizabeth Finch in honor of Albina Chabot Durand Voorhies
Accession Number: M.2013.6.3a-d
Classification: Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area: Latin American Art
Curatorial Notes: Margot van Voorhies Carr, better known as Margot de Taxco, came to Mexico from San Francisco in 1937 and married Antonio Castillo. After the Castillo brothers and cousin Salvador Terán left the Spratling workshop in 1939, Margot, as primary designer, collaborated on some of Los Castillo's best work. In 1947 she established her own workshop. Her designs are characterized by scrolling elements punctuated with beads and stylized plant and flower motifz. This bracelet and necklace reveal Margot's life-long fascination with Asian art forms.