"JÉRÔME, THAT'S ENOUGH!" (BOX WITH A SCENE OF A COUPLE EMBRACING)
Creator(s): Lukutin Factory (Firm)
Currently in storage
About this object
The black hinged box is decorated with a scene of showing a young man embracing a young woman who is dressed only in a corset that is coming loose. Her hair is a styled in manner contemporary with the 1830s or 1840s.
- Object name:
- "JÉRÔME, THAT'S ENOUGH!" (BOX WITH A SCENE OF A COUPLE EMBRACING)
- Made from:
- Lacquer -- papier-mâché -- oil paint and tempera -- brass (hinge)
- Made in:
- Danilkovo, Russia
- Date made:
- 1828-1843
- Size:
- 3 × 6 × 8.9 cm (1 3/16 × 2 3/8 × 3 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 35.14
- Class:
- LACQUER
- Signature marks:
- MARK [Double-headed eagle with cipher of Nicholas I, all in gold] [Cyrillic initials] FPL Inside lid in gold (the eagle) and orange-red (the initials) The initials FPL are for "Fabrika Pavela Lukutina" (Factory of Pavel Lukutin) INSCRIPTION Jérôme, finis donc! Written in orange Latin cursive letters inside lid. Trans: "Jérôme, that's enough!" This is probably the title of a painting or print used as a source for the image.
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973