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Kovsh
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The kovsh is lobed within its interior and around the exterior extends a six-part arcade supported by colonettes. On one side, under the central arch, the cracked Tsar Bell on the Kremlin grounds is painted en grisaille and, on the reverse, the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour is depicted with the Great Stone Bridge in the foreground and the Ivan the Great Bell Tower in the distance. On the prow and handle ends, two smaller arched ovals are decorated with Usolsk-type blossoms over a white field. Three cabochon amethysts and one citrine have been set on the prow and two citrines are applied near the handle. There is only one amethyst on the handle. A distinctive feature is the handle marbleized green, blue, white and orange patterns is this kovsh's most distinctive feature.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2017-2018 | Fabergé and the Russian Crafts Tradition: An Empire's Legacy . The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 8/30/2015 | Treatment | Cleaned in preparation for exhibition. |
| 8/30/2015 | Treatment | Cleaned. |
Geographies
Russia, Moscow
(Place of Origin)
Russia, Moscow, Tsar Bell (Place Depicted)
Russia, Moscow, Great Stone Bridge (Place Depicted)
Russia, Moscow, Ivan the Great Bell Tower (Place Depicted)
Measurements
Overall H: 2 3/16 × W: 4 9/16 × D: 2 3/4 in. (5.6 × 11.6 × 7 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Jean M. Riddell, 2010
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
44.773