Kovsh with a Cone Finial
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The interior is decorated with an image of a swan plucking its feathers and also with patterns of flowers and tendrils in pastel colors, all over a cream-colored ground. The exterior, in contrast, is decorated with tulip blossoms over a turquoise ground.
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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: 2 13/16 x W with handle and tip: 5 1/16 x D: 2 1/2 in. (7.1 x 12.8 x 6.3 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.
44.853
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