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Design for a silver automobile racing trophy
Designed for: Reed and Barton (founded in 1827)
about 1907
Medium/Technique
Graphite and watercolor on paper (tbc)
Dimensions
Sheet: 63.2 x 81.3 cm (24 7/8 x 32 in.)
Credit Line
Seth K. Sweetser Fund, Ellen Kelleran Gardner Fund, Elizabeth M. and John F. Paramino Fund in memory of John F. Paramino, Boston Sculptor, and partial gift of Spencer Marks, Ltd. in memory of Michael Weller and Perry Foster- Argentum/ The Leopard's Head
Accession Number2012.1025
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsPrints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
DescriptionDesign for a monumental automobile racing trophy with the central bowl on cylindrical base supported by flowering trees, the bowl flanked by two winged women holding wreaths aloft, balancing on winged wheels
InscriptionsTITLE OF TROPHY 1907
ProvenanceEarly 1990s, Argentum/ The Leopard's Head, San Francisco; 2011, Spencer Marks, Ltd.; 2012, partly gifted and sold by Spencer Marks, Ltd. to the MFA. (Accession date: December 12, 2012)