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Pill or Snuff Box
Feodor Ivanovich Rückert (Russian, 1840–1917) and House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918)1906–16
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Fabergé’s craftsmen in Moscow became known for their work in the pan-Slavic or neo-Russian taste, hearkening back to 17th-century styles of Russian folk decoration. This little box for pills, snuff, or cosmetic patches follows on in this style with its scene of a romantic ride in the quintessential mode of Russian transportation, a horse-drawn sleigh or <em>troika</em>.
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- Title: Pill or Snuff Box
- Creator: Feodor Ivanovich Rückert (Russian, 1840–1917), House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918)
- Date Created: 1906–16
- Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.)
- Provenance: India Early Minshall [1885–1965], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Type: Miscellaneous
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1966.466
- Medium: silver gilt and enamel
- Inscriptions: Marks: Kokoshnik (?), tester's initials [assay mark of Moscow, 1908-26]; 88; C. Fabergé (in Cyrillic); double-headed eagle [imperial warrant]; scratched 25477.
- Fun Fact: Around 1900, ladies often carried little boxes for medicines, a pinch of snuff, or cosmetic patches for the face.
- Department: Decorative Art and Design
- Culture: Russia, St. Petersburg
- Credit Line: The India Early Minshall Collection
- Collection: Decorative Arts
- Accession Number: 1966.466
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