ab ras , ▁j ars , ▁plat ters , ▁neck laces ▁and ▁buttons ▁for ▁char ro ▁out f its . ▁ ▁Trad itional ▁silver ▁work ▁in ▁Mexico ▁has ▁its ▁orig ins ▁in ▁the ▁colonial ▁period , ▁as ▁the ▁metal ▁was ▁not ▁particularly ▁pri zed ▁in ▁the ▁Mes o amer ican ▁era . ▁Mexican ▁silver ▁from ▁the ▁colonial ▁era ▁to ▁the ▁present ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁many ▁museum ▁collections ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁There ▁are ▁still ▁art is ans ▁which ▁still ▁make ▁silver ▁pieces ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁and ▁ 1 8 th ▁centuries . ▁However , ▁these ▁kind ▁of ▁work ▁tends ▁to ▁bring ▁more ▁fame ▁than ▁money . ▁Global ization ▁has ▁affected ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁silver ▁pieces ▁in ▁Mexico ▁as ▁much ▁of ▁it ▁is ▁export ed . ▁Most ▁Mexican ▁silver ▁work ▁today ▁is ▁updated ▁designs , ▁a ▁tr end ▁that ▁dates ▁from ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁William ▁Spr at ling ▁in ▁Tax co , ▁making ▁Mexico ▁again ▁a ▁center ▁of ▁export ▁for ▁finished ▁pieces . ▁The ▁tradition ▁continues ▁here , ▁with ▁some ▁schools ▁that ▁teach ▁the ▁trade ▁but ▁most ▁sm ith s ▁learn ▁through ▁a ▁term ▁of ▁app rent ices hip , ▁often ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁business . ▁Tax co ▁has ▁been ▁designated ▁a ▁P ue blo ▁M ág ico ▁in ▁part ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁silver ▁work , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁William ▁Spr at ling ▁Museum , ▁which ▁has ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁this ▁silver ▁work . ▁ ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁art is ans