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Lacquer Box

Lacquer Box

c. 1890
(Russian, 1842–1918)
(Russian)
Russia, St. Petersburg
lacquer, papier-mâché, gold, diamonds
Overall: 1.8 x 14.5 x 5 cm (11/16 x 5 11/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
The India Early Minshall Collection 1966.464
Location: 211 Fabergé

Did You Know?

Piotr Lukutin’s workshop employed over 50 skilled painters as well as acted as a school for training apprentices.

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.
  • ?-1966
    India Early Minshall [1885–1965], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1966-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art
  • Hawley, Henry H. Fabergé and His Contemporaries: The India Early Minshall Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1967. Mentioned and reproduced: pp. 116-7, cat. 55. ingallslibrary.on.worldcat.org
    Habsburg, Géza von, and David Park Curry. Fabergé in America. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1996. Mentioned and reproduced in color: p. 102, cat. 73; Reproduced: p. 96 ingallslibrary.on.worldcat.org
  • Fabergé in America. The Metropolitan Museum of Art (February 12-May 5, 1996); Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (organizer) (May 25-July 28, 1996); Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (August 24-November 2, 1996); New Orleans Museum of Art (December 7, 1996-February 8, 1997); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 12-May 11, 1997).
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2/12/96-4/28/96); The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (5/25/96-7/28/96); Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (8/24/96-11/2/96); New Orleans Museum of Art (12/7/96-2/8/97); The Cleveland Museum of Art (3/9/97-5/11/97). "Fabergé in America," exh. cat. no. 73, p. 102; p. 96; color repr. p. 102.
    Year in Review: 1967. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 29-December 31, 1967).
    The India Early Minshall Collection: Faberge and his Contemporaries. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 15, 1967-January 21, 1968).
  • {{cite web|title=Lacquer Box|url=false|author=House of Fabergé, Factory N. Lukutin|year=c. 1890|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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