Title

The Monomakh's Cap, before 1884. Artist: Scherer Nabholz & Co

Caption

The Monomakh's Cap, before 1884. The Monomakh's Cap was the crown of all Muscovite Grand Princes and Tsars from Dmitri Donskoi to Peter the Great, who replaced it with the Imperial Crown of Russia in 1721. A skullcap decorated with precious stones and pearls and trimmed with sable, it dates from the early 14th century. The cross was added in the 15th or 16th century. Today it is on display in the Kremlin Armoury. Found in the collection of the State United Museum Centre in the Kremlin, Moscow.

Date

1860

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Fine Art Images

Reference

HRM19D88_464

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49,9Mb (3,5Mb) / 13,0in x 15,0in / 3885 x 4487 (300dpi)

Keywords

people country fur cross royal medieval location century Russia Russian royalty crown artefact artifact B&W MONOCHROME sable black & white black and white B W mediaeval Middle Ages 14th century Fourteenth Century crown jewels photograph object Monomakh's Cap Scherer Nabholz & Co Fine Art Images Scherer Nabholz & Co photograph object