Globular body with flush-fitting domed cover. Raised square band encircles body, with shape continued on cover. Cover with fitted flange closure. Circular wooden finial. Circular wooden base plinth. En suite with 1982-21-1a,b; 2a,b; 4 (same design).

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Sugar Bowl And Lid (France), ca. 1928

This is a Sugar bowl and lid. It was designed by Jean Elysée Puiforcat. It is dated ca. 1928 and we acquired it in 1982. Its medium is silver, walnut. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

By the end of the 1920s, Jean Puiforcat's spherical pots set the stage for this form to dominate domestic design products for a broad market.

It is credited Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.

Fairest Reflective Sphere, 2015
brass.
Courtesy of Michael Anastassiades.
47.2015.2

Drawing, Design for a Punch Goblet, 1944
pen and black ink, green color pencil, graphite on cream tracing paper.
Gift of John Finguerra in memory of his brother Jim Finguerra.
1995-164-25

Four-part pewter set consisting of cylindrical teapot, creamer, and sugar bowl (.1/3), on shaped tray (.4). All with trapezoidal ebonized wood handles, and engraved with block letter "G". Teapot, creamer, and sugar bowl lids with circular ebonized wood finials.

Dinette Tea Set, ca. 1928
cast pewter, ebonized wood.
Gift of Marilyn Friedman.
2013-57-1/4

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Tea And Coffee Service, ca. 1925
silver and rosewood.
Lent by Dallas Museum of Art, The Patsy Lacy Griffith Collection, gift of....
35.2016.7a/f

Semi-spherical bowl with metal cuff affixed to a rectangular wooden handle. Stabilizing feet at bottom. Slightly tarnished surface.

Cup (Austria), 1930–35
nickel-plated brass, wood.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Gilbert.
1967-85-4-a

Teapot And Cover
H x W x D: 18.9 x 26.8 x 13.3 cm (7 7/16 x 10 9/16 x 5 1/4 in.).
Gift of Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor.
1986-99-32-a,b

Its dimensions are

Overall: 11 x 8.5 x 8 cm (4 5/16 x 3 3/8 x 3 1/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Maker's mark, hallmark, export mark inside cover. Hallmark on exterior of body. Inscribed inside rim of cover "JEAN E. PUIFORCAT / MADE IN FRANCE." Hallmark overstruck in cover.

Cite this object as

Sugar Bowl And Lid (France), ca. 1928; Designed by Jean Elysée Puiforcat (French, 1897–1945); silver, walnut; Overall: 11 x 8.5 x 8 cm (4 5/16 x 3 3/8 x 3 1/8 in.); Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund; 1982-21-3-a,b

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s.

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Accession Number 1982-21-3-a,b
Object ID 18532979