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