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BOX

Creator(s): Unknown (Sculptor)

Currently in storage


About this object

Paper mache is marbelized in greys and greens. In center of the lid is portrait bust of Peter the Great facing to the right. Medallion appears to have been added from another box.

Object name:
BOX
Made from:
Ivory -- lacquer -- papier mâché
Made in:
Archangel, Russia
Date made:
18th c.
Size:
8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
36.23.1-2
Class:
IVORY
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973