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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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1968 Olympics Medallion
On view · checked August 20261967 · Silver
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Alaska Mask Necklace
On view · checked August 20261949 · Silver, baleen (bowhead or blue whale), Alaskan or pinto abalone
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Ashtray (Cenicero)
On view · checked August 20261933-1938 · Silver
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Ashtray with Jaguars
On view · checked August 20261951-1962 · Silver, ebony
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Aztec Duck Sugar Spoon
On view · checked August 2026circa 1951 · Silver
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Aztec Duck Sugar Spoon
On view · checked August 2026circa 1964-1966 · Silver
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Bowl (Cuenco)
On view · checked August 20261940-1944 · Silver
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Box with Monkey Motif
On view · checked August 20261956-1962 · Rosewood, silver
Butterfly Brooch
On view · checked August 20261938-1944 · Silver, copper
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Cuff Bracelet (Brazalete)
On view · checked August 2026circa 1938-1944 · Silver, amethyst
Entwined Serpent Box
On view · checked August 2026circa 1949-1951 · Silver, tortoiseshell
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Helena Rubinstein Necklace (Gargantilla de Helena Rubinstein)
On view · checked August 2026circa 1940 · Silver
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Jaguar Brooch (Prendedor en forma de jaguar)
On view · checked August 2026circa 1940-1946 · Silver, amethyst
Petate Bracelet
On view · checked August 2026circa 1940-1944 · Silver
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Petate Brooch
On view · checked August 2026circa 1944 · Silver
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Pitcher with Conch Shell (owned by Millard Sheets)
On view · checked August 2026circa 1960 · Silver
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Punch Bowl (commissioned by Manuel Ávila Camacho)
On view · checked August 2026circa 1940-1944 · Silver, amethyst
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Rattle Bell with Bird Motif
On view · checked August 2026circa 1940 · Silver
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Star Candlesticks
On view · checked August 2026circa 1950 · Silver, rosewood
Photo: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Sugar Bowl (Azucarera)
On view · checked August 20261956-1962 · Rosewood, silver
Photo: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Waterfall Necklace
On view · checked August 20261949-1951 · Silver, azurite, and malachite
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.