Canada
Ice hockey puck c.1955
Gilt, perspex | RCIN 92546
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In 1955 The Queen and Prince Philip were presented with this gilded ice hockey puck set in perspex, which the famous Canadian hockey star, Maurice ‘The Rocket’ Richard, had used to score his world record 325th goal for the Montreal Canadiens Hockey Club. Surrounded by 17 medals with ice hockey players' images engraved
Provenance
Presented to Queen Elizabeth II and H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh by the Montreal Canadiens Hockey Club in June 1955
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Medium and techniques
Gilt, perspex