BOX

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage

About this object

The round box is made of turned wood and is lined with tortoiseshell. On the cover is a carved bust of Tsar Alexander I. He is facing to the right and wears a military uniform. It has a high collar with two bars on the side. His hair is short and wavy.

Object name:

BOX

Made from:

Tortoiseshell -- wood

Made in:

FRANCE

Date made:

ca. 1812

Size:

9.1 cm (3 5/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

34.16.1-2

Class:

WOOD

Signature marks:

INSCRIPTION; LABEL around edge of cover: ALEXANDER I IMP RUSSORVM; label inside box: S.DXCVI SNUFFBOX Cover impressed with bust of Alexander 1st Inscribed ALEXANDER IMP RUSS ORUM 3 1/2 d 3/4 h. French, early 19th cent

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973