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The scoop ( kovsh ) was a special vessel intended for extracting ale or beer from barrels. They were carved from wood and decorated with fretwork or paintwork. Scoops were a traditional table decorat...
The dipper is a small drinking vessel in the form of a scoop on a high stand and base. Like such other Russian national drinking vessels as the scoop ( kovsh ), the dipper was used at official banque...
Such foreign spices as black peppers, raisins and cardamom were as precious as gold, silver, fur and silk in Europe and Russia. Pepper was exported from India to Russia, where it was added to meals a...
Pendant ink wells could be easily carried and taken on journeys. These small, flat vessels had a lid and special hooks for chains, which were attached to the waist. Like ordinary ink wells, they were...
Up until the late seventeenth century, most tankards in Russia were foreign imports. Russian tankards only became widely popular in the eighteenth century. They were manufactured from both precious a...