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An owl worked with turquoise and onyx on a silverplate plate, this piece sets Los Castillo's stonework against the bird subjects the firm drew from the natural world (Morrill, p. 92).
The turquoise supplies the cooler color and the dark onyx the contrast, both set so the stone marks the owl while the metal holds its form. Antonio Castillo founded the Taxco workshop in 1939, and the firm took the view that it would never repeat itself, always refining (Morrill, p. 91).
An owl plate set with turquoise and onyx is seen only occasionally, and it reflects the workshop's pairing of a figural bird with contrasting stones.
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