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William Spratling
Butter Dish and Knife (Mantequera y cuchillo)circa 1951-1967

Not on view
Decorative boat-shaped wooden tray with a polished silver metal insert and matching small knife with dark wood handle, photographed from above
Artist or Maker
William Spratling
United States, active Mexico, 1900-1967
Title
Butter Dish and Knife (Mantequera y cuchillo)
Date Made
circa 1951-1967
Medium
Silver, ebony
Dimensions
a) Butter dish: 1 × 9 1/2 × 2 5/8 in. (2.54 × 24.13 × 6.67 cm); .b) knife: 5 1/2 × 3/4 in. (13.97 × 1.91 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Scott Schaefer, Los Angeles, in honor of Stewart and Lynda Resnick
Accession Number
M.2015.81.3a-b
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Latin American Art
Copyright
© artist or artist's estate