BOX WITH SCENE OF ST. BASIL'S IN RED SQUARE, MOSCOW
Creator(s): Lukutin Factory (Firm)
Currently in storage
About this object
Hinged box is shaped like a chest with four feet; pictured on the cover is a view of the Cathedral of St. Basil in Red Square, Moscow. The sides and bottom of the box are lacquered in black and the interior in red.
- Object name:
- BOX WITH SCENE OF ST. BASIL'S IN RED SQUARE, MOSCOW
- Made from:
- Lacquer -- papier-mâché -- tempera -- brass (hinge)
- Made in:
- Danilkovo, Russia
- Date made:
- 1888-1902
- Size:
- 5.9 x 13.2 x 8.4 cm (2 5/16 x 5 3/16 x 3 5/16 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 35.13
- Class:
- LACQUER
- Signature marks:
- MARK [double-headed eagle] [double-headed eagle] [double-headed eagle] [Cyrillic:] Fabriki Lukutina Inside lid in gold (the eagles) and orange (the factory name) The three gold double-headed eagles indicate awards won by the factory and the inscription can be translated as "Lukutin Factory." tag 20 Written in black on white rectangular paper sticker attached to underside.
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973