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Maker: Busckowski, Fedor Klimov
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.
Bequeathed by A.J. Hugh Smith through the National Art-Collections Fund, 1964
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1964-03-12) by Smith, Arnold John Hugh
19th Century, Early#
Production date:
AD 1822
Decoration
composed of
gold
niello
Box And Lid
Height 1.8 cm
Length 9 cm
Width 6.3 cm
Inscription present: a standing figure in profile
Inscription present: фь
Inscription present: 'M.И' over '1820'
Accession number: M.18-1964
Primary reference Number: 150715
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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