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Page 1: Russian 18th Century Attire

Russian 18th Century Attire

Brandi Cruz

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Peter’ Reforms

During his reign, Peter I initiated reforms of Russian culture that included dress attire for in court and at home. However, his reforms were not always and completely favored because of their radical change from the traditional or because those reforms went against religious beliefs. As a result, some men preferred to pay the beard tax or chose to wear their traditional clothes at home while deferring to Peter’s court demands for European dress. However, according to Raisanovsky and Steinberg, it was not until the middle of the 18th century, in Empress Elizabeth’s reign, that Western fashions became a major focal point in Russian culture (264). Thus by Catherine II’s rule, Western garb particularly the French styles were fully entrenched at informal court occasions such as parties or masquerades while traditional attire was still worn at formal ceremonies like coronations.

Peter I Against a Scene of the Battle of Poltava (tapestry by Philippe Behagle and Ivan Kobylyakov; wool & silk)

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Women’s Attire

Images of Tradition Europeanization

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Decorative Hair Pin: The pin is made from gold, silver,

uncut diamonds, steel and foil. It is dated to be from

1770-1780s.

Parure with Cameos: It is dated from 1795. The set is

made of gold, silver, cut diamonds, paper-mache and

glass. It is also chased, polished and filigreed. Each of the cameos appears to be

women.

Pendant Shaped like Double-Headed Eagle: The pendant is from the mid-18the century. It is made of gold, rubies and enamel. Also, it is chased and

painted.

Ring with a Miniature Portrait of Peter I: It is dated as being early 18th century. The ring is made up of gold,

cut diamond and miniature. It was polished and painted.

NOTE: The photograph shows the ring’s portrait upside

down.

Purse: It is from the late 18the century. The materials the purse

is made from are silk, metal thread and printed cloth. Also, it

contains embroidery on it.

Beauty-Spot Box: It is from the mid-18th century . It is made out of gold, lapis lazuli, rock crystal

and glass. The box is also chased, engraved and polished. The engravings are of children

playing.

Bracelet with Portrait Miniatures: It is made of gold,

silver, cut diamonds, rock crystal and miniature portraits. It’s been

polished and painted. The bracelet is from the 1760s. The miniatures are of people made up in the French style of white

wigs.

Folding Fan Showing the Battle of Chesme: The fan is made

from Mother-of-pearl, parchment and strasses. Also, it is painted in gouache, carved and silvered. It is dated from

the 1770s.

Women’s Jewelry & Accessories

The pictures are from www.hermitagemuseum.org

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Men’s Wear

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Images are from www.hermitagemuseum.org

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Men’s Jewelry & AccessoriesMedal awarded to Participants of the Russian-Turkish War (1768-1174)•The medal is made of gold and is 5.3 cm in diameter.•It was commissioned by the St. Petersburg mint.•The picture is that of a building being struck down by lightning called down from the heavens. A cross is floating in the sky above the destruction.

Walking Stick•It is from the late 18th century.•The walking stick is made of wood, gold, enamel, amethyst and cut diamonds.•Its length is measured to be 130 cm.

Walking-Stick with Handle Shaped Like a Siren•The stick is dated to be from the 1760s.•The handle is made from ebony and steel.•It is described as having been blued, gilded, polished, and matted.•The measurements of it are 118x12 cm.

Snuff-Box in the Form of the Hat of the Life-Guards Company of Grenadiers Decorated with the Monogram of Empress Yelizaveta Petrovna •The snuff box is dated as being from 1741 to 1742.•It is made from silver and leather.

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Magnificence of the Tsars

• The Magnificence of the Tsars was an exhibit that was set up at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. It was open from December 2008 to March 2009.1

• The items being shown were on loan from Moscow Kremlin Museums in exchange for British fashions from the 18th and 19th centuries to be put on display in Moscow.2

• The V&A exhibit displayed Russian attire that spanned from 1721 to 1917.2

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Conclusion• With Peter I, women were ousted from social seclusion

and adorned in western garb.• Men were made to conform through uniforms and

finely stitched garments of Parisian style.• And, however slow the initial progress was in the first

decades of the 1700s, it is clear that by the end of the century, western fashion had made an impact on Russian wear; materials were characterized by silks, caftans were tapered, and camisoles were shortened to waistcoats. (www.hermitagemuseum.org/fcgi-bin/db2www/descrPage.mac/descrPage?selLang=English&indexClass=SUIT_EN&PID=JRT-15570-15572&numView=1&ID_NUM=4&thumbFile=%2Ftmplobs%2FT46T2JR_23T4J0ULCK6.jpg&embViewVer=last&comeFrom=quick&sorting=no&thumbId=6&numResults=6&tmCond=Ceremonial+Costume&searchIndex=TAGFILEN&author=)

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Links:

• www.alexanderpalace.org• www.hermitagemuseum.orgInformation on Exhibit•1http://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/

future_exhibs/tsars/index.html•2http://specialartgalleryexhibits.suite101.com/

article.cfm/magnificence_of_the_tsars_at_va• movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQEju1h0fRw