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Kovsh
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This vessel was produced in St. Petersburg in Julius A. Rappoport's independent workshop, which served as Fabergé's major supplier of silver wares in that city. The shop was located on the Ekatariniski Canal in St. Petersburg. The interior of the kovsh has been left plain whereas its exterior and the top of its handle are en plein enameled in ruby red over a guilloché silver surface. Nicholas II's monogram, enclosed within silver vine and strapwork, has been applied to the prow end of the kovsh. The upper surface of the handle has similar decoration. A large, circular, creamy orange stone and three smaller, whitish green triangular stones are set in the face of the handle.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Leo Kaplan Ltd., New York; purchased by Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C., March 17 1972; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 2010.
Geographies
Russia, Saint Petersburg (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 4 1/8 x W: 4 1/8 x D: 9 1/8 in. (10.4 x 10.5 x 23.1 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.
44.972