Published sources the catalog draws on. Books, exhibition catalogs, and articles on twentieth-century Mexican silver.
Piece records cite published scholarship by author, title, and page or plate number where applicable. The list below is the full set of works the catalog has drawn on to date. Where a source is available online, the link goes to the publisher or to a stable archive copy.
The bibliography is incomplete by design: new sources are added as the catalog grows and as scholarship continues to appear. If you know of a published source we should be citing, please flag it through /corrections.
Books and exhibition catalogs
Andrea DiNoto
Trash or Treasure?. Tree Communications, Inc., 1977
Frances Toor
Frances Toor's Guide to Mexico. 1934
Gobi Stromberg
Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda. UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, 2008link
Mary L. Davis and Greta Pack
Mexican Jewelry. University of Texas Press, 1963
Montgomery Ward
The Christmas Book 1943. Montgomery Ward, 1943
Montgomery Ward Catalog, Fall 1944. Montgomery Ward, 1944
Montgomery Ward Catalog, Spring 1944. Montgomery Ward, 1944
Penny C. Morrill
Silver Masters of Mexico: Hector Aguilar and the Taller Borda. Schiffer Publishing, 1996
William Spratling and the Mexican Silver Renaissance: Maestros de Plata. Harry N. Abrams / San Antonio Museum of Art, 2002
Reflections: Pre-Columbian Inspiration in Mexican Silver Design, 1930-1970. Tucson Museum of Art, 1999
South of the Border
Warman's Jewelry, 2nd Edition
Hecho En México
Mexican Interiors
Silver Jewelry Designs
La Platería Mexicana
American Art Deco
Spratling Silver in Taxco
Mexican Silver Jewelry: The American School 1930-1960
El Arte en la Vida Diaria: Exposición de Objetos de Buen Diseño Hechos en México
William Spratling
William Spratling: Folio of Drawings
Articles and journal contributions
Alexandra Gonzales
Lockruf des Silbers: Revival fur William Spratlings Ethno-Pretiosen aux Mexiko 2000. Architectural Digest: Die Schonsten Hauser der Welt February/March 2000
Ann Pearson
Silver Bill Follows his Dream Down Mexico Way. Auburn Bulletin September 7, 1980
Bonhams
A Silver and Obsidian Bracelet, Antonio Pineda. Bonhams, 2022link
Margot de Taxco: A silver and enamel fish link necklace. Bonhams, 2024link
Bonhams Skinner
Margot de Taxco: A sterling silver necklace, bracelet, and pair of earclips, Mexico. Bonhams Skinner, 2024link
C. J. Brown
Silver
. Magic Mexico Travel: 1988
Carmel Fine Silver Jewelry
Antonio Pineda Bracelet | Taxco Mid-Century Modernist Moonstone. Carmel Fine Silver Jewelrylink
Antonio Pineda Necklace | Taxco Mid-Century Modernist Moonstone Choker. Carmel Fine Silver Jewelrylink
Chan Forman
A Visit to Taxco's Genius. Chicago Sun-Times May 5, 1963
Christie Romero
William Spratling and the Taxco School: Mexican Silver Jewelry 1930 - 1970. Jewelers' Circular-Keystone March 1993
William Spratling and the Taxco School: Mexican Silver Jewelry. LA Modernism Program: 1993
Christie's
ANTONIO PINEDA 'MATCHSTICK' OBSIDIAN AND SILVER NECKLACE. Christie's, 2023link
Ed Schwartz
Pay Attention to Dillingham,or, Who is Tarnishing Silver?. Antiques West 1994
Mexican Silver Its Time to Shine. Antiques West May 1992
Edward Forcum
William Spratling Design and Style. Modernism, The LA Show; 1991
Forrest Colburn
Silversmith Maestro Thomas Vega. Ornament: (18) 1 1994
Good's Vintage
Margot De Taxco Sterling Fish In Waves Champlev Set | Blue Enamel. Good's Vintagelink
Gunther Cohn
Plata Mexicana The 20th Century Revival A Cross-Cultural Appreciation. West Coast Peddler: August 1992
Helen Ellsberg
Spratling Silver
Jean Jean Vintage
Vintage mid-century Margo de Taxco Design 5701 "Fanciful Pendant" necklace and earring suite. Jean Jean Vintagelink
John Shelton Reed
The Man from New Orleans. Oxford American Magazine November/December 2000
Kathi Jo Ackerman
Margot de Taxco 5207 Mexican Silver Rare Fish Necklace. Look At That Necklace (Trocadero)link
Margot de Taxco Wings Set #5120 Vintage Mexican Silver. Look At That Necklacelink
Vintage Margot de Taxco Mexican Silver Cherub Necklace. Look At That Necklacelink
Margot de Taxco Mexican Silver 5240 Wings Bracelet. Look At That Necklace (Trocadero)link
Margot de Taxco #5105 Vintage Mexican Silver Necklace Amethyst Drop. Look At That Necklace (Trocadero)link
Margot de Taxco Vintage Mexican Silver Swans Set. Look At That Necklacelink
Margot de Taxco Vintage Mexican Silver Wide Necklace. Look At That Necklacelink
Kristi Huelsing
Bold Mexican Silver. Traditional Home: November 1995
Larry Rohter
In Mexico, Spratling Means Silver. New York Times: December 17, 1987
Lisa Kramer
Margot de Taxco Black and White Enamel Bracelet. Lisa Kramer Vintage Collectionlink
Lorna Scott Fox
Three Different Artists, Three Distinct Visions. Mexico City News: February 22, 1987
Lucia Garcia-Noriega Nieto
Mexican Silver: William Spratling and the Taxco Style. The Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts: Fall 1988
Martin Battersby
Art Deco Jewelry. Architectural Digest: November/December 1976
