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Source Description
Centered in the kovsh's bowl is a full-length, crowned, double-headed Russian eagle with its wings extended and its feathers painted in various colors. Scrolling foliage and large stylized, Usolsk-type blossoms are shown against an opaque olive green ground. Along the edge of the rim and around the foot are rows of white circles. The flat, horizontal handle is adorned with a painted, crowned Sirin with outstretched wings as well as a few scrolls.
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Document identity
localId
82454
label
Kovsh
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
82454
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kovsh
description
Centered in the kovsh's bowl is a full-length, crowned, double-headed Russian eagle with its wings extended and its feathers painted in various colors. Scrolling foliage and large stylized, Usolsk-type blossoms are shown against an opaque olive green ground. Along the edge of the rim and around the foot are rows of white circles. The flat, horizontal handle is adorned with a painted, crowned Sirin with outstretched wings as well as a few scrolls.
provenance
Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by bequest.
date
1894
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
dishes
kovshi
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.8
height
17.2
depth
9.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 1/16 x W: 6 3/4 x D: 3 7/8 in. (7.8 x 17.2 x 9.8 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Symbols] On rim of foot: kokoshnik right
alpha; [Marks] In Cyrillic: Ssh
Soviet Latvian mark with 875 (silver standard 84 zolotniks)
head in circle left; [Marks] On base: overstruck illegible mark over 1894
Russian eagle
illegible rectangular mark; [Mark] On reverse of handle
illegible Russian eagle (?) in circle
med
silver gilt, painted and opaque filigree enamel
creator_ids
6214
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
d565682dc056bba9