CIRCULAR BOX WITH A SCENE FROM A RUSSIAN FAIRY TALE (ONE OF TWO)
Creator(s): Anatolii Vasil'evich Kuznetsov (Maker)
Currently in storage
About this object
Circular black box is decorated with a scene from a Russian fairy tale on its cover. A standing man and a seated woman are pictred riding on a flying carpet. The man holds in one hand a golden cage with the Firebird. The top and sides are decorated with a floral gilt rinceau.
- Object name:
- CIRCULAR BOX WITH A SCENE FROM A RUSSIAN FAIRY TALE (ONE OF TWO)
- Made from:
- Lacquer -- papier-mâché -- tempera
- Made in:
- USSR: Palekh
- Date made:
- 1960
- Size:
- 10.2 cm (4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 35.26.2-3
- Class:
- LACQUER
- Signature marks:
- MARK; DATE; SIGNATURE [Cyrillic] N6960 Palekh 1960g. Kuznetsov A. Handwritten in gilt on cover below image. 6960 is probably a design number. MARK Hand Painted in USSR Written in gilt on underside of box.
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973