BARREL-SHAPED MATCHBOX WITH A SCENE OF ST. BASIL'S, MOSCOW

Currently in storage

About this object

The barrel-shaped lacquer box was made as a box for matches. A strike pad has been glued to the underside of the bottom. On the cover in colors is a view of the Cathedral of St. Basil in Red Square, Moscow. Sides are lacquered black and the interior red.

Object name:: BARREL-SHAPED MATCHBOX WITH A SCENE OF ST. BASIL'S, MOSCOW
Made from:: Lacquer -- papier mâché -- tempera -- striking pad (phosphorous and ground glass suspended in an adhesive?)
Made in:: Danilkovo, Russia
Date made:: 1863-1876
Size:: 6.4 x 5.4 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:: 35.11.1-2
Class:: LACQUER
Signature marks:: MARK [double-headed eagle] [Cyrillic italic initials] F A L Painted in gilt inside cover. The double-headed eagle indicated the imperial warrant and the initials stand for Factory of Aleksandr Lukutin (Fabriki Aleksandra Lukutina). tag 20 Written in black on white, rectangular sticker attached to striking pad.
Credit line:: Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973