Skip to main content
Collections Menu
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Malachite Box
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Malachite Box

Artifact ID1967.37.1
Object Type Box
Gifter
Date GiftedJune 23, 1967
Medium Malachite, gold plate, velvet
DimensionsOverall H 3 1/2 in x W 6 3/8 in x D 4 in (8.9 cm x 16.2 cm x 10.2 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionMalachite box with hinged lid and edges and base trimmed with gold plate. Green velvet interior. Gold key with two faceted stones sits in lock.
Historical NoteThis box was given to President Lyndon B. Johnson by His Excellency Aleksey N. Kosygin, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on June 23, 1967, during the Glassboro Summit Conference in Glassboro, New Jersey.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was a gift from a foreign official to President Lyndon B. Johnson during his term in office. It was received through the Executive Office of the President and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives on January 1969 for deposit with the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts of State (National Archives Identifier 189698376)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
Use Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
In Collection(s)
Historical Dates
  • June 23, 1967
On view
Place Gifted
USSR
Place of Credit
Glassboro
Related Links