Waste Bowl

ca. 1922

Not on view

Puiforcat's name is synonymous with Art Deco glamour; even in his day, the important French silversmith was renowned for the elegant, often mathematical simplicity of his geometric forms and the unexpected combination of flawless metalwork with brilliantly polished hardstones, semiprecious stones, or glass.

Artwork Details

Title: Waste Bowl
Designer: Jean E. Puiforcat (French, Paris 1897–1945 Paris)
Date: ca. 1922
Medium: Silver alloy
Dimensions: 1 7/8 × 4 1/2 in., 0.4 lb. (4.8 × 11.4 cm, 0.2 kg)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit Line: Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1925
Object Number: 25.230.3
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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