KOVSH
Creator(s): Iakov Barisov (Silversmith)
Currently in storage
About this object
Silver gilt kovsh has a shape only slightly varied from the traditional and unusually elaborate handle. The decoration of leaf and floral scrolls in red, blue, green and red filigree enamel in an all over pattern against a pale green ground derives from the 17th century model.
- Object name:
- KOVSH
- Made from:
- Silver gilt -- enamel
- Made in:
- Moscow, Russia
- Date made:
- 20th c.
- Size:
- 12.7 cm (5 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 15.80
- Class:
- ENAMEL
- Signature marks:
- MARK kokoshnik, 84, RB, tester mark
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973