Box
Category
Wooden objects
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood and lacquer
Measurements
59 mm (H); 155 mm (W); 66 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Russia
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 27304
Summary
Black lacquered wooden box with four pad feet, hinged lid. Outside lid decorated with mythological figures of boy with bird in red, yellow, green. Writing in Russian characters below picture and the date; (1960). Exterior sides with gold decorative bar at base. Base is stamped in gold; Made in USSR along with Russian script numbers and letters.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.