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Kovsh Kovsh
This is a kovsh. It is dated 1856 and we acquired it in 1983. Its medium is silver, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
donated by
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.
It is credited Gift from the Thomas W. Evans Collection from University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 6 × 14 × 18.8 cm (2 3/8 × 5 1/2 × 7 3/8 in.)
It has the following markings
On underside of Kovsh: [1] “ee” in script, impressed (maker’s mark) [2] Saint George slaying a dragon, impressed (town mark, Moscow) [3] “A•K / 1856” in a square, impressed (assayer’s mark, Andrewy Antonovich Kovalsky, Moscow) [4] “84” in a square, impressed (standard mark, Russia)
Cite this object as
Kovsh Kovsh; Russia; silver, gold; H x W x D: 6 × 14 × 18.8 cm (2 3/8 × 5 1/2 × 7 3/8 in.); Gift from the Thomas W. Evans Collection from University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine; 1983-69-20
