Vintage Bernice Goodspeed jewelry and metalware

 

American Bernice Goodspeed was a cultural anthropologist with a keen interest in pre-Columbian archeology. Goodspeed and her artist husband opened a gallery in Taxco, Mexico in the 1930s and sold his work along with pre-Columbian artifacts. She designed and created jewelry and tableware and sold it through the gallery. Given her interests, it's not surprising that many of Goodspeed's pieces reflect Aztec and Mayan influences.