Box

Unknown

ca. 1800 · Silver gilt, niello, verre églomisé · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The portrait is of Czar Paul I (d. 1801), and the box is reputedly one of a series designed by his widow, Maria Feodorovna, showing portraits of various members of the imperial family.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1800

Medium

Silver gilt, niello, verre églomisé

Culture

Russian, Moscow

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Bequest of Mary Martin, 1938