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Paleh jewellery box

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

This is one of the boxes from my own collection. I got in in Russia. Boxes like this one is made in Paleh, so this is how they are called, Paleh jewelry boxes. They are hand painted, so all of them are unique.

You will never guess how they are made unless you know! They look and feel like hardwood. They are not though. Hardwood could lose its shape over time. They do not want that to happen, of course! They want these boxes to last forever, if possible.



They are made of Papier-mâché! I have found an article on how they are made. It is short, but translated by Google-translation, so reading will be funny :)  You may reed it here.


                                     

8 comments:

Katie Kennedy said...

That's papier-mache?! It doesn't look like it at all! Very cool that they are all hand painted and unique!

Natalia Khon said...

Yes, this is very heavy duty papier-mache :) It is made under pressure, so they can shape them just like hardwood afterwards!

KATE SARSFIELD said...

I love papier maché, it's so versatile. I've got some pieces over 100 years old from my grandparents house that I adore. This little box is beautiful; the colours are so bright & whoever decorated it has some talent! Thanks for the 'translation', good fun!

Natalia Khon said...

100 y.o. pieces sound exiting! I do not own anything that is so old...

2justByou said...

Incredible that it's paper mache! Really amazing.

aquariann said...

Beautiful box! My only experience with papier-mâché was making an ugly mask in high school, so I'm fascinated that's what it's made from.

Natalia Khon said...

Big difference, when something is made professionally or as a hobby, isn't it? ;)

Natalia Khon said...

I was amazed too, when I found out! I did not know for many years!

 
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