JAR

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage

About this object

The outer surface is almost entirely covered with a fine beadwork consisting of a turquoise blue background and with a continuous band of roses and leaves around the upper and lower borders, and clusters of the same around the center of the jar. The roses being white with touches of pale blue and the leaves a yellowish-green color. The upper and lower edges, the bottom and the interior are all covered with leather.

Object name:

JAR

Made from:

Beads -- leather -- tin

Made in:

Russia

Date made:

1780

Size:

15.2 x 11.9 cm (6 x 4 11/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

46.12

Class:

BEADWORK

Signature marks:

Credit line:

Gift of Mrs. Augustus Riggs, 1974