Jean E. Puiforcat
Goblet

ArtistFrench, 1897–1945, active in Mexico 1942–1945
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Goblet
Datec. 1942–1945
PlaceMexico
MediumSterling silver and Mexican onyx
Dimensions6 3/8 × 4 3/8 dia. in. (16.3 × 11.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, museum purchase funded by Carol C. and A. Leslie Ballard, Jr., and museum purchase with funds provided by the Rienzi Society
Object number2005.32
Current Location
Rienzi
Living Room
On view

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Department
Rienzi
Object Type
Provenance[Historical Design, Inc., New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2005.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped on bottom: "(cypher with a J and P) / STERLING / JEANPUIFORCAT / MADE IN MEXICO"

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