BOX
Creator(s): Unknown (Workshop)
Currently in storage
About this object
The rectangular box is made from thin slabs of malachite which are pierced to form a mosaic, and then mounted on a brass background. It is lined with pink satin and has keyhole in the front. The box is hinged, and a thin edge of brass can be seen in the join between lid and box.
- Object name:
- BOX
- Made from:
- Malachite -- brass -- satin
- Made in:
- Ekaterinburg, Russia
- Date made:
- Late 19th c.
- Size:
- 1 3/4 × 2 7/8 × 2 1/8 in. (4.4 × 7.3 × 5.4 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 21.231
- Class:
- HARDSTONE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Gift of Madame Augusto Rosso, 1970