Kovsh of Maxim Yakovlevich Stroganov
Russia
The end of the XVI century
On the walls in four circles there is an inscription: “MAXIM YAKOVLEV SON OF STROGANOV”. Under the shelf there is an inscription: “177 YEAR. GIVEN BY DIYAK IVAN SCHEPOTKIN IN THE ANTONIEVO-SIYSKY MONASTERY DURING THE HYUMENON FEODOSIY AND BROTHERS, AND HE GAVE FOR THE SOUL OF HIM FIVE HUNDREDS RUBLES”
Silver; gilding, carving, forging
14,2 х 26,7 х 21 cm
From: bought in 1931
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It belonged to Maxim Yakovlevich Stroganov (1557-1624), the grandson of Anika Stroganov, who laid down the foundations of the power of the clan. Maxim Yakovlevich, along with his uncle Semyon Anikeevich and cousin Nikita Grigorievich, was the one who arranged the Siberian campaign of Yermak.
In 1610, Tsar Vasiliy Shuyskiy granted Maxim Yakovlevich the title of "eminent person" for faithful service and financial assistance, which gave a number of privileges, including the right to write his patronymic name. Other members of the Stroganov family, who helped the Moscow government in the Time of Troubles, received the same privileges.
The kovsh was included in the set of ceremonial dishes of the Stroganov Palace in Solvychegodsk. The boat-shaped kovsh is forged from a single sheet of silver. By the end of the XVI century, a special type of kovsh was developed in Moscow art – a wide, low, with a flat bottom.
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