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Box: M.18-1964

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Busckowski, Fedor Klimov

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Description

Silver, parcel-gilt and niello, rectangular with cut corners, decorated with a view, map and shields.

Silver, parcel-gilt and niello, rectangular with cut corners and integral hinge. The flat cover is nielloed with a view of Veliki Oustiug from the left bank of the Sukhona river, above which is a ribbon containing an inscription in Cyrillic. The base is engraved and nielloed with a map of Vologde guberniia (province) a list of neighbouring gubernii (top left) a key to the symbols on the map (top right) a table of distances between twelve towns (bottom right) and the scale in versts (bottom left), all on a matt gilt ground. The sides of the box are engraved and nielloed with shields containing the symbols and names of twelve towns in gaberniia, on a matt gilt ground. The interior is gilt.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by A.J. Hugh Smith through the National Art-Collections Fund, 1964

Place(s) associated

  • Veliki Ustiug ⪼ Russia

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1964-03-12) by Smith, Arnold John Hugh

Dating

19th Century, Early#
Production date: AD 1822

School or Style

Russian

Components of the work

Decoration composed of gold niello
Box And Lid Height 1.8 cm Length 9 cm Width 6.3 cm

Materials used in production

Silver

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: a standing figure in profile

  • Location: On the flange of the lid and in the base of the box
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Town mark

Inscription present: фь

  • Location: On the flange of the lid and in the base of the box
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Maker's mark
  • Text: 84
  • Location: On the flange of the lid and in the base of the box
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Standard mark

Inscription present: 'M.И' over '1820'

  • Location: On the flange of the lid and in the base of the box
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Assay master's mark and date

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Identification numbers

Accession number: M.18-1964
Primary reference Number: 150715
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 31 January 2024 Last processed: Thursday 1 February 2024

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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