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Individually documented works

Fork, from a Carving Set

William Spratling

c. 1960 · Silver, wood · 10 7/8 x 1 x 3/4 in. (27.62 x 2.54 x 1.91 cm)

Gift of Charlotte Karlen

Official object recordAccession 2003.131.1.2Verified August 2026Official museum record

Knife, from a Carving Set

William Spratling

1964 · Silver, wood · 13 9/16 x 1 1/4 x 1/2 in. (34.45 x 3.18 x 1.27 cm)

Gift of Charlotte Karlen

Official object recordAccession 2003.131.1.1Verified August 2026Official museum record

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.

Portrait of William Spratling, Taxco

William Spratling

1931 · Lithograph · 22 x 15 in. (image); 31 13/16 x 21 7/8 in. (sheet)

Gift of Miss Leona Prasse

PrintOfficial object recordAccession P.12, 846Verified August 2026Official museum record

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.