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Source Description
This box may have been part of a desk set. Painted in glossy enamel on the lid, on a pale blue ground, are a green two-kopeck stamp and a pink three-kopeck stamp on a pale blue ground. The stamps are bordered by rows of white enameled circles resembling pearls. On the sides of the box, floral motifs are raised over a stippled gilt background. A removable insert divides the interior chamber into two compartments.
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Document identity
localId
82267
label
Stamp Box
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
82267
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Stamp Box
description
This box may have been part of a desk set. Painted in glossy enamel on the lid, on a pale blue ground, are a green two-kopeck stamp and a pink three-kopeck stamp on a pale blue ground. The stamps are bordered by rows of white enameled circles resembling pearls. On the sides of the box, floral motifs are raised over a stippled gilt background. A removable insert divides the interior chamber into two compartments.
provenance
A la Vieille Russie, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Mrs. Jean Riddell, Washington, D.C., April 22, 1976, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by bequest.
date
1899-1908
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
boxes (containers)
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
5.4
height
3.6
dimensionsRaw
W: 2 1/8 x D: 1 3/8 in. (5.4 x 3.6 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Marks] On bottom in Cyrillic: MS; [Symbols] kokoshnik left
94
IL [for Ivan Sergervich Lebedkin
Moscow assay master
act: 1899-1908]
med
silver gilding, painted and filigree enamel
creator_ids
6819
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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photo
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17db524dd2503c3b
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photo
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