Lacquer Box

Description

This lacquer box was created by the Lukutin Factory, which was well known for creating boxes such as this one after Piotr Lukutin took charge of production and expanded the factory to include tea caddies and various desk accessories. This particular box from the Lukutin workshop is remarkable in its detailed gold patterns and diamond inlays that create an intentional contrast with the deep red surface.

Provenance

India Early Minshall [1885–1965], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art (?-1966); The Cleveland Museum of Art (1966-)

Lacquer Box

House of Fabergé

c. 1890

Accession Number

1966.464

Medium

lacquer, papier-mâché, gold, diamonds

Dimensions

Overall: 1.8 x 14.5 x 5 cm (11/16 x 5 11/16 x 1 15/16 in.)

Classification

Miscellaneous

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

The India Early Minshall Collection