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Source Description
At one end of the kovsh is a lip for pouring and at the other, a flat, horizontal handle. The exterior is enameled in a rich violet. A pair of juxtaposed blossoms appears under the lip and beneath the handle. They are in painted enamel in white, yellow, and blue. The remaining decoration is composed of tendrils and blossoms in green, red, yellow, and blue enamel.
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Document identity
localId
82481
label
Kovsh
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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82481
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kovsh
description
At one end of the kovsh is a lip for pouring and at the other, a flat, horizontal handle. The exterior is enameled in a rich violet. A pair of juxtaposed blossoms appears under the lip and beneath the handle. They are in painted enamel in white, yellow, and blue. The remaining decoration is composed of tendrils and blossoms in green, red, yellow, and blue enamel.
provenance
Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by bequest.
date
1899-1908
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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kovshi
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7
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7
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8
height
16.2
depth
9.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 1/8 x W with handle and spout: 6 3/8 x D: 3 11/16 in. (8 x 16.2 x 9.3 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Maker's mark] In Cyrillic: MS; [Symbols] circular kokoshnik left
IL (for Ivan Lebedkin
Moscow assay master)
84
med
silver gilding, filigree and painted enamel
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6819
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EAN
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none
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