Description:
Liliana Slaeva is the author of this beautiful Fedoskino box. The work is called "The date", and shows a couple that are fall in love. Composition is filled with love, tenderness and pation. Couple wearing Russian peasant costumes of the 19th Century. A couple is framed by golden apple leafs.
The scene is painted in light pale colors against the light ivory background. Exterior of box covered by ivory paint, the interior is traditionally red.
The box is made out of paper-mache. The lid is hinged from the top of the scene, and the box rests on a flat bottom. The work is signed with the artist's name, the title, the year of 2011 and the village of Fedoskino.