SNUFFBOX

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage

About this object

On cover in niello with a stippled gilt background is a view of the gates of an estate with buildings in the rear. On the sides in niello are views of the walls of the city. A view of buildings from a river decorates the back.

Object name:

SNUFFBOX

Made from:

Silver gilt -- niello

Made in:

Moscow, Russia

Date made:

1830

Size:

4.3 x 6.4 cm (1 11/16 x 2 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

13.33

Class:

NIELLO

Signature marks:

MARK inside lid: St. George and the Dragon for Moscow, 84 for the silver standard, E.T. in a square; in bottom: 84, E.T., H.A./1830 in a sqaure; inner edge: 84

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973