OFFICER'S DISPATCH CASE
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The box itself is in red leather. The cover on the front is in silver imitating a leather flap. The Imperial eagle in the center and the edge are in silver gilt. The ends are in silver repoussé with flags, cannon and other trophies. The shield on the eagle's breast is not the Moscow coat-of arms.
- Object name:
- OFFICER'S DISPATCH CASE
- Made from:
- Silver gilt -- leather
- Made in:
- Russia
- Date made:
- ca. 1900
- Size:
- 8.9 × 15.6 cm (3 1/2 × 6 1/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 12.127
- Class:
- SILVER
- Signature marks:
- MARK Kokoshnik; [transcription] for the maker
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973