Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Collection overview
LACMA holds the broadest accession-level public collection currently documented in this directory, with works by Spratling, Aguilar, Pineda, Los Castillo, and MATL spanning jewelry, hollowware, and flatware. Its records are unusually complete: most carry title, date, materials, dimensions, credit line, and accession number.
Artists and workshops represented
Individually documented works
123 works
Antonio Pineda
Photo: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Bracelet, Thumbnail Design
circa 1953 · Silver
Gift of Ronald A. Belkin, Long Beach, California
Photo: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Necklace, Thumbnail Design
circa 1953 · Silver
Gift of Leah Gordon in memory of Lolly Commanday
Photo: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Teardrop Necklace
circa 1953 · Silver, amethyst
Gift of Marlene and Jimmie Vitanza, Santa Barbara, California
Héctor Aguilar
Photo: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Crocodile Brooch (Prendedor en forma de cocodrilo)
On view · checked August 2026circa 1940 · Silver · 1 x 2 3/8 x 1/4 in.
Gift of Penny Morrill, McLean, Virginia, in honor of Ronald A. Belkin
Photo: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Cutlery Set (Juego de cuchillos y tenedores)
1940-1948 · Silver, rosewood · 6 5/16 x 1 3/16 in. each
Gift of Jim and Penny Morrill
Photo: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Dog Brooch (Prendedor en forma de perro)
On view · checked August 2026circa 1940 · Silver · 1 1/2 x 1 3/4 in.
Gift of Ronald A. Belkin, Long Beach, California
Photo: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Feathered Brooch (Prendedor con plumas)
circa 1950 · Silver · 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.
Gift of Dr. Rocio S. Honigmann and Dr. Jaime Flores Riveros
Photo: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Feathers Bracelet
circa 1943-1948 · Silver, obsidian
Gift of Elizabeth Finch in honor of Ronald A. Belkin
Photo: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Feathers Necklace
Silver, obsidian
Gift of Ronald A. Belkin, Long Beach, California
Photo: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Frog Box (Caja con rana)
circa 1940-1945 · Silver, amethyst
Gift of Ronald A. Belkin, Long Beach, California
Photo: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Jaguar Brooch (Prendedor en forma de jaguar)
On view · checked August 2026circa 1940 · Silver · 1 3/4 x 1 5/8 in.
Gift of Ronald A. Belkin, Long Beach, California
Photo: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Monkey Brooch (Prendedor con mono)
circa 1930 · Silver
Gift of Dr. Rocio S. Honigmann and Dr. Jaime Flores Riveros
Photo: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Rabbit Brooch (Prendedor con conejo)
On view · checked August 20261940s · Silver · 2 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.
Gift of James Black and James Tracy
Salt and Pepper Shakers
On view · checked August 20261930s-1940s · Silver · 3 x 1 1/4 in. each
Gift of Ronald A. Belkin, Long Beach, California
Photo: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Serpent Brooch (Prendedor en forma de serpiente)
circa 1940 · Silver
Gift of Ronald A. Belkin, Long Beach, California
Los Castillo
Photo: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Large Shell Necklace (Collar con conchas grandes)
On view · checked August 2026designed by Margot de Taxco · produced by Los Castillo
circa 1940 · Silver · 1 x 1 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.
Gift of Jim and Penny Morrill in honor of the museum's 50th anniversary
MATL (Matilde Poulat)
Framed Mask Cuff Bracelet (Brazalete con máscara enmarcada)
William Spratling
Photo: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
1968 Olympics Medallion
On view · checked August 20261967 · Silver
Photo: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Alaska Mask Necklace
On view · checked August 20261949 · Silver, baleen (bowhead or blue whale), Alaskan or pinto abalone
Arrow Bird Brooch
circa 1949-1951 · Silver, obsidian
Photo: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Ashtray (Cenicero)
On view · checked August 20261933-1938 · Silver
Photo: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Ashtray with Jaguars
On view · checked August 20261951-1962 · Silver, ebony
Photo: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Aztec Duck Sugar Spoon
On view · checked August 2026circa 1951 · Silver
Photo: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Aztec Duck Sugar Spoon
On view · checked August 2026circa 1964-1966 · Silver
Works in other media
Paintings, prints, drawings, and archival collections by the makers documented in this directory. These are labeled by medium and are not counted in the silver-object totals.
Ancient-Style Necklace (gift of the artist to Mary Anita Loos)
On view · checked August 2026circa 1960-1965 · Carved rock crystal, turquoise, gold
Photo: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Ancient-Style Necklace (owned by Millard and Mary Baskerville Sheets)
On view · checked August 2026circa 1965 · Gold, crystal, ruby
Photo: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Ancient-Style Necklace (owned by Millard and Mary Baskerville Sheets)
On view · checked August 2026circa 1965 · Gold, jade, glass
Photo: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Butaca Chair
circa 1940 · Wood, leather, brass-plated steel
Photo: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Folk-Style Tin Mirror Frame
circa 1935 · Tin
Photo: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Olmec-Style Earrings
On view · checked August 2026early 1960s · Jade with gold mounting
Photo: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Pair of Small Tin Candlesticks
circa 1935 · Tin
Photo: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Tall Pair of Tin Candlesticks
circa 1935 · Tin
Photo: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Tray
circa 1930 · Wood, tin
Wooden Cuff with Gold Dots and Diamonds
circa 1960-1965 · Gold, ebony
Holdings are compiled from the institution's own published collection records, museum labels, and documented first-person study, and verified before listing. Only individually identified silver objects count toward the documented-works total; institution-reported collection totals are listed separately, and related works in other media (paintings, prints, drawings, archives) are labeled by medium and never counted. Images appear only where the institution's license permits or from our own in-gallery photography, credited, and are removed on request. See an error? Submit a correction.