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Play by Anton Chekhov
Glossary

SAMOVAR
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"Tea and coffee, originally used as medicine, came into general consumption in the 18th century. By mid-century the samovar for heating water acquired a wide variety of shapes and materials. While copper ones were most common, wealthy families might own such a baroque-ornamented silver samovar."
Allenov, Mikhail M., Irina A. Bobrovnitskaya, and John E. Bowlt, et al. "The Golden Age of Russian Jewelry." Moscow: Treasures and Traditions. Seattle: U of Washington, 1990. 98. Print.
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