Handmade Papier Mache Russian Folk Doll in Lithuanian Costume rider The bottom half of the

The bottom half of the box features similar patterning on its sides

3 7/8" tall x 4 7/8" widest diameter

which I believe dates to the mid to late 19th century

one can just make out the box's original stamp

Or give it a good clean with some butcher block cleaner and use it for serving cheese and crackers

Handmade Papier Mache Russian Folk Doll in Lithuanian Costume rider The bottom half of theI'm really taken with this little papier mache doll, so finely constructed and painted, and with a presence that far exceeds her diminutive stature (she feels rather like a tower of calm and composure!) I've learned that she is one of a set of 16 such dolls, handmade in Russia (in Moscow I believe) in the early 1960s, with traditional costumes representing all of the states of the Soviet Union at the time. She, in shades of white, blue and yellow,