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Pill or Snuff Box (Cleveland Museum of Art 1966.466)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1906–16

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 troika . Cleveland Museum of Art object 1966.466: Pill or Snuff Box, 1906–16. Attributed to Feodor Ivanovich Rückert (Russian, 1840–1917), House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Silver gilt and enamel; diameter: 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.).

Inscribed: Marks: Kokoshnik (?), tester's initials [assay mark of Moscow, 1908-26]; 88; C. Fabergé (in Cyrillic); double-headed eagle [imperial warrant]; scratched 25477.. Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

Evidence at a glance

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Historical context

Around 1900, ladies often carried little boxes for medicines, a pinch of snuff, or cosmetic patches for the face.

Physical characteristics

Materials
silver gilt and enamel
Dimensions
Diameter: 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.)
Measurements
Diameter: 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.)
Material and technique
silver gilt and enamel

Design

Inscription
Marks: Kokoshnik (?), tester's initials [assay mark of Moscow, 1908-26]; 88; C. Fabergé (in Cyrillic); double-headed eagle [imperial warrant]; scratched 25477.

Identification

Date recorded
1906–16
Culture period
Russia, St. Petersburg
Maker recorded
Feodor Ivanovich Rückert (Russian, 1840–1917), House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918)
Museum attribution
Feodor Ivanovich Rückert (Russian, 1840–1917); House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918)
Holding institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Museum object number
1966.466
Published references
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. Reproduced and mentioned: pp. 122-3, cat. 58 Habsburg, Géza von and David Park Curry. Fabergé in America . New York: Thames and Hudson, 1996. Mentioned & reproduced: p. 100, cat. 71 Habsburg, Géza von and David Park Curry. Fabergé in America . New York: Thames and Hudson, 1996. Mentioned & reproduced p. 100, cat. 71
Museum classification
Miscellaneous

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

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