Kovsh
(18th and 19th Centuries )
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.
Inscription
Provenance
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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.
Geographies
Russia, Saint Petersburg (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 3/4 x W: 7 5/16 x D: 3 11/16 in. (7 x 18.6 x 9.3 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Jean M. Riddell, 2010
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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44.970
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