Kovsh
(18th and 19th Centuries )
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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Provenance
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Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by bequest.
Geographies
Russia, Moscow (Place of Origin)
Measurements
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)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Jean M. Riddell, 2010
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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44.822
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