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Source Description
The Danish-born, Empress Maria Feodorovna, wife of Alexander III, presented this kovsh to a Danish medical doctor, Jens Schou. This vessel resembles a duck with its stylized, angular tail serving as the handle. The decoration is composed of tendrils and fruit in pastel colors over a cream ground. Cabochon amethysts serve both for the bird's eyes and as additional decoration on the handle.
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Document identity
localId
82480
label
Bird-shaped Kovsh
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object
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Source metadata
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82480
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
Bird-shaped Kovsh
description
The Danish-born, Empress Maria Feodorovna, wife of Alexander III, presented this kovsh to a Danish medical doctor, Jens Schou. This vessel resembles a duck with its stylized, angular tail serving as the handle. The decoration is composed of tendrils and fruit in pastel colors over a cream ground. Cabochon amethysts serve both for the bird's eyes and as additional decoration on the handle.
provenance
Empress Maria Feodorovna [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Dr. Jens Schou, February 2, 1910, by gift; Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by bequest.
date
1908-1917
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
dishes
kovshi
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2
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2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
11.6
height
16.2
depth
7.4
dimensionsRaw
Overall H: 4 9/16 × W: 6 3/8 × D: 2 15/16 in. (11.6 × 16.2 × 7.4 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Marks] In Cyrillic with Imperial warrant: POvchinnikov
kokoshnik right
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84
circular kokoshnik; [Inscription] Engraved in Danish: Fra Kejserinde Maria Feodorowna til professor
dr. med
Jens Schou 2 Febr 1910
med
silver gilding, painted filigree enamel, amethysts
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3889
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EAN
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3423
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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2
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photo
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