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Old Russian Decorative and Applied Art

Kolty. Face and back sides. Late XI century.
Kolty with a pair of birds. Face side. XII century.
Kolty with a pair of birds. Back side. XII century.
Kolty. Face and back sides. Late XI century.
bracelet. XII century.
The chalice of tsar Anastasia Romanovna. XVI century.
The Cross. Cover. 1669
Church Utensils late XI century.
Shepelev´s dipper.1661
Church Utensils. late XVII century.
The utensils of the prince Alexey Petrovich. XVII century.
Church Utensils. XVI century.
Chernigov´s grivna. Face side
Chernigov´s grivna. Back side
The church utensils. 1660-1670.
The Icon of Madonna. 1552
The ring. XIII century.
The ring. XIII century.
The church utensils. 1681
The church utensils. 1695. The church utensils. 1686
The cassette. XVII century.
The chalice of tsar Fyodor Alexeevich. Late XVII century.
The church utensils. 1574.
The church utensils. 1590-1595.
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The history of the collections of decorative and applied art begins in 1895, when the nascent Russian Museum was awarded the Mikhailovsky Palace. Its former owners left part of the palace decor behind them when they left, including the entire heritage of Karl Rossi. Fresh acquisitions were made in the late 1920’s and early 1930’s. Back then, the museum already possessed a fine collection of porcelain, glass and furniture. This was added to by the unique trellises of St Petersburg and a wide collection of precious metals.  Not many Russian museums today can present Russian applied art as diversely and fully as the Russian Museum.