SNUFFBOX

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage

About this object

On lid in niello is a picture of a public building, the rest of the box having various patterns in niello.

Object name:

SNUFFBOX

Made from:

Silver -- niello

Made in:

Moscow, Russia

Date made:

ca. 1880

Size:

5.1 x 3.2 cm (2 x 1 1/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

13.91

Class:

NIELLO

Signature marks:

MARK inside: St. George and the Dragon for Moscow, AE; in bottom: two marks repeated with 88

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973