TORTOISE SHELL BOX WITH MEDAL OF PRINCE ALEXANDER BORISOVICH KURAKIN
Creator(s): Jean-Pierre Droz (Engraver)
Currently in storage
About this object
Circular box has a detachable cover. Latter is set with a gilt bronze medal of Alexander Borrosowicz [Alexander Borisovich], Prince Kurakin (1752-1818). He is seen in profile to the left, bust sized and wears badges and stars of several orders. Inscriptions surrounded by a wreath of laurel to the left and oak to the right. Kurakin was the Russian ambassador to France from 1809 to 1812 and the medal was probably struck while he was en poste in Paris.
- Object name:
- TORTOISE SHELL BOX WITH MEDAL OF PRINCE ALEXANDER BORISOVICH KURAKIN
- Made from:
- Gilt bronze -- glass -- tortoise shell
- Made in:
- Russia
- Date made:
- 1810
- Size:
- 1.9 x 7.9 cm (3/4 x 3 1/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 14.49.1-2
- Class:
- METAL
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION ALEXANDER BORRISOWICZ PRINCEPS KURAKIN N . 18 Jan A 1752 Obverse of medal, visible on top cover of box. Trans: Alexander Borisovich, Prince Kurakin Born January 18, 1752 SIGNATURE J.P. DROZ F. Below bust on obverse of medal. INSCRIPTION DIVINO AUXILIO EREPTUS FLAMMIS AD SUOROM OMNIUM QUE FELICITATEM. PARISIIS. 1. JULII. A.D. MDCCCX. Reverse of medal, visible through glass when lid is removed from box. Trans: By Divine Aid (or, By the Grace of God) Pulled Out the Flames By Himself, For the Happiness of All. Paris July 1 A.D. 1830
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973