Kovsh
TheKovshis a traditionaldrinking vesselorladlefromRussia.It is oval-shaped like a boat with a single handle and may be shaped like a water bird or aNorselongship.Originally the Kovsh was made from wood and used to serve and drinkmead,with specimens excavated from as early as the tenth century.[1]Metal Kovsh began to appear around the 14th century, although it also continued to be carved out of wood and was frequently brightly painted inpeasantmotifs.[2]By the 17th century, the Kovsh was often an ornament rather than a practical vessel, and in the 19th century it was elaborately cast inprecious metalsfor presentation as an official gift of the tsarist government.[3]
References[edit]
- ^Yale Center for British Art, Gilbert Collection (2006). Olʹga Dmitrieva; Natalya Abramova (eds.).Britannia & Muscovy: English silver at the court of the Tsars.Yale University Press.ISBN0-300-11678-0.
- ^Taylor, Katrina V. H. (1988).Russian art at Hillwood.Hillwood Museum.ISBN9780295966397.
- ^Lowes, Will; McCanless, Christel Ludewig (2001).Fabergé eggs: a retrospective encyclopedia.Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series. Scarecrow Press.ISBN0-8108-3946-6.
Further reading[edit]
- Maskell, Alfred (1884).Russian art and art objects in Russia.Chapman and Hall, Ltd. pp.141–142.
- Hellie, Richard(1999).The Economy and Material Culture of Russia, 1600–1725.University of Chicago Press.ISBN0-226-32649-7.
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