BARREL-SHAPED MATCHBOX WITH A SCENE OF ST. BASIL'S, MOSCOW
Creator(s): Lukutin Factory (Firm)
Currently in storage
About this object
The barrel-shaped lacquer box was made as a box for matches. A strike pad has been glued to the underside of the bottom. On the cover in colors is a view of the Cathedral of St. Basil in Red Square, Moscow. Sides are lacquered black and the interior red.
- Object name:
- BARREL-SHAPED MATCHBOX WITH A SCENE OF ST. BASIL'S, MOSCOW
- Made from:
- Lacquer -- papier mâché -- tempera -- striking pad (phosphorous and ground glass suspended in an adhesive?)
- Made in:
- Danilkovo, Russia
- Date made:
- 1863-1876
- Size:
- 6.4 x 5.4 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 35.11.1-2
- Class:
- LACQUER
- Signature marks:
- MARK [double-headed eagle] [Cyrillic italic initials] F A L Painted in gilt inside cover. The double-headed eagle indicated the imperial warrant and the initials stand for Factory of Aleksandr Lukutin (Fabriki Aleksandra Lukutina). tag 20 Written in black on white, rectangular sticker attached to striking pad.
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973