Sporting Cup
ca. 1937 (designed), ca. 1937 (made)
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The cup has a simple beaker shape with a slightly flared top and a flat, horizontal rim (1cm wide) around the base. There is an inset waist around the cup at about one third of its height; this marks the floor of the inside of the cup. The lower part of the shape forms a hollow foot. The surface of the metal is polished and undecorated.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver |
| Brief description | Sporting cup, silver, designed and made by Jean Puiforcat, Paris, ca. 1937. |
| Physical description | The cup has a simple beaker shape with a slightly flared top and a flat, horizontal rim (1cm wide) around the base. There is an inset waist around the cup at about one third of its height; this marks the floor of the inside of the cup. The lower part of the shape forms a hollow foot. The surface of the metal is polished and undecorated. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Bliss, Simon. 'Thoroughly modern: reflections on the work of Jean Puiforcat'. The Silver Society Journal, vol. 15, 2003, pp. 141-49 |
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| Accession number | CIRC.490-1972 |
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| Record created | November 30, 2007 |
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