BOX
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The box is made in from pieces of malachite. It is rectangular shaped with the corners cut off, creating an octagonal shape. It has a gold hinge and lining, which is undecorated. There is a scroll engraved on the thumbpiece.
- Object name:
- BOX
- Made from:
- Malachite -- gold
- Made in:
- Russia
- Date made:
- 1782
- Size:
- 4.7 x 8.9 cm (1 7/8 x 3 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 21.99
- Class:
- HARDSTONE
- Signature marks:
- LABEL label bears Vienna hallmarks for 1782
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973