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Source Description
Pinned to the kovsh's interior is an oval medallion enclosed in a green neoclassical border. Portrayed against a white ground is a black Imperial Russian eagle with translucent red crowns and a yellow orb and scepter. Translucent enamel is also used for the red crest bearing the monogram of Peter I.The kokoshnik-shaped handle is decorated with strapwork, blossoms, and vines in opaque green, white black and translucent red enamel raised over a stippled gilt ground. On the exterior of the bowl, the enameling is limited to a border of green circles and some formal strapwork enclosing stylized blossoms in blue, red, green, and black over a white ground.
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Document identity
localId
82450
label
Kovsh
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
82450
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kovsh
description
Pinned to the kovsh's interior is an oval medallion enclosed in a green neoclassical border. Portrayed against a white ground is a black Imperial Russian eagle with translucent red crowns and a yellow orb and scepter. Translucent enamel is also used for the red crest bearing the monogram of Peter I.The kokoshnik-shaped handle is decorated with strapwork, blossoms, and vines in opaque green, white black and translucent red enamel raised over a stippled gilt ground. On the exterior of the bowl, the enameling is limited to a border of green circles and some formal strapwork enclosing stylized blossoms in blue, red, green, and black over a white ground.
provenance
Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C., October 26, 2002, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by bequest.** or Juvel of Kunst, Copenhagen; Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C., December 17, 1970, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by bequest.
date
1899-1903
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
dishes
kovshi
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7
height
18.6
depth
9.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 3/4 x W: 7 5/16 x D: 3 11/16 in. (7 x 18.6 x 9.3 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Marks] On base in Cyrillic: GP. Grachev with Imperial warrant
Ya L (for Yakor Lyapunov
St. Petersburg assay master); [Symbols] kokoshnik left
88
French swan import mark
med
silver gilt, opaque filigree enamel
creator_ids
7656
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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ccb18ef61813433f
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2
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photo
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69a1fc761e1f4395
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no
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no