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CIGAR BOX

Creator(s): Unknown (Manufacturer)

Currently in storage


About this object

The rectangular box is lined with cedar. The exterior is covered with a checkerboard design composed of squares of malachite and lapis lazuli. The box is hinged.

Object name:
CIGAR BOX
Made from:
Malachite -- lapis lazuli -- cedar
Made in:
Russia
Date made:
ca. 1900
Size:
5.4 x 7.9 x 24.1 cm (2 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 9 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
21.105
Class:
HARDSTONE
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973