Vishniakov - Jewellery box - Papier-mache

Russian papier-mache jewelry box.
From the private collection of Tatiana Botkina, daughter of the last physician of the Russian Tsar family, Nikolai II.
Historical information
"V. O. Vishnyakov and Sons."
In the Moscow region, the main varnish industries were the workshops of the Vishnyakov family, located near Fedoskino in the villages of Ostashkovo and Sorokino, where the former serf of Count N. P. Sheremetev, F. N. Vishnyakov, began in the late 18th century the production of lacquer boxes, tobacco boxes, and trays. In the early 19th century, his brothers Taras and Egor also worked in the workshops. F. N. Vishnyakov actively participated in Manufacturing Exhibitions in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. The most successful in the work was Osip (Joseph) Filippovich Vishnyakov. The peak came in the mid-19th century, in 1870-1880; he repeatedly participated in Manufacturing Exhibitions, where he received gold and silver medals. At the end of the 19th century–the beginning of the 20th century, painted trays became popular.