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