Lacquerware has been produced in Russia since 1721, and often portrays fairy tales or folk scenes. It is hand-painted and covered with as many as 10 coats of lacquer, then polished to a brilliant shine. This box was a gift to Ronald Reagan from Yuri Dubinin, the ambassador of the Soviet Union in 1987. Photo: National Archives, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum
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