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PALITSA

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Currently in storage


About this object

The diamond-shaped vestment is made from fabric similar to that used for all pieces for the 1896 Coronation of Nicholas II. The central ornament is the non-heraldic eagle repeated throughout the larger garments. It is a double-winged, double-headed, single-crowned eagle with a scepter carried in its upraised, proper right talon. The proper left talon is held down and is empty. Unlike the imperial eagle, this bird is not armed; i.e., it does not have an open beak with tongue stuck out. The central area is surrounded by a woven ribbon patterned with double-headed eagles used as gadrooning on the felony and stikhary. The palitsa is dirty overall and much of the metal thread appears to have deteriorated and/or oxidated.

Object name:
PALITSA
Made from:
Multicolored gold thread -- silk thread -- silver thread -- silk -- linen -- gilt sequins -- wood or cork -- paper board
Made in:
Moscow, Russia
Date made:
1896
Size:
75.6 × 60.6 cm (29 3/4 × 23 7/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
44.69
Signature marks:
inscription III N1 C/. 12552. (-N") 702 Handwritten in purple ink on reverse, upper right corner. inscription 45 r (Cyrillic) Handwritten in pencil on reverse, upper right corner. This is most likely the price at which the piece was sold in the Soviet era.
Credit line:
Gift of Edward J. Kasinec, 2004