At a small thrift shop over the weekend I discovered a small Russian Khokhloma lacquer (Хохломская роспись) spoon for sale. It was a great find. I am curious to know more about it's exact origins. As you can see in the photo, there is a small paper description wrapped around the handle. I cannot transcribe it exactly because the paper wraps around itself, obscuring some of the lettering.
The spoon rests on an American traditional quilt made by my grandmother in the 1970s. It is interesting to see the two styles contrasted against one another.
The birthplace of Khokhloma is widely credited to be the town of Semyonov, in the Nizhni Novogorod region, a little over 300 miles northeast of Moscow. It is still one of the main producers of Khokhloma today. The sticker most likely translates to "Russian Khokhloma"
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