4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2016.

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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Trophy

Manufacturer Jean Puiforcat (French, 1897-1945)

Designer Jean Puiforcat (French, 1897-1945)

Date1923

MediumSilver | Rock crystal | Lapis lazuli | Marble | Enamel

Dimensions10 3/4 × 21 11/16 in. (27.3 × 55.1 cm)
Other (Rock crystal decoration): 3 5/8 × 9 3/4 in. (9.2 × 24.8 cm)
Other (Bowl): 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm) diameter

ClassificationsDecorative arts

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number78.245

Terms

Art Deco

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DescriptionThe Jean Potain Figure Skating Trophy. Round black marble base-stepped silver platform on top. Marble surmounted by a silver pool wall set with blue enamel plaques separated by short pilasters of lapis mounted in silver. Central fountain silver basin with vase; shaped fluted stem set with lapis panels and surmounted by rock crystal to simulate frozen water. Trophy was made for Palais de Glaces, Paris, 1923. It has been changed in order to hide the fact that it is a trophy and not a centerpiece. The blue enamel panels have been added to hide the engraving of the names of the winners, but they can still be read in the right light.