BOX
Creator(s): Unknown (Manufacturer)
On view in: Icon Room
About this object
The box has a frame and four low feet carved from grey jasper of Kalgan. The sides and top are composed of various stones that are arranged in a checkerboard pattern. The checks are diamond shaped. There is a keyhole in the front.
- Object name:
- BOX
- Made from:
- Jasper -- lapis lazuli -- agate -- rhodonite -- gilt metal -- fabric
- Made in:
- Ekaterinburg, Russia
- Date made:
- Late 19th c.
- Size:
- 2 3/8 × 6 1/8 × 4 in. (6 × 15.6 × 10.2 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 21.95
- Class:
- HARDSTONE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973