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Clickable 1200 px Monomakh's hat.
Late 13th - early 14th century. Gold Silver, gems, pearls, fur; filigree, granulation, casting, embossing, engraving. Height 18.6 cm; circumference 61 cm. Armory. Moscow The most famous of all the royal headdresses of the Russian Tsars is the Monomakh Cap. It is located in the Armory; All Russian tsars and princes, right up to Fyodor Alekseevich, were crowned with this hat. What’s interesting: the fact has been clearly established: it has nothing to do with Byzantium or the 11th century! The hat was made in Central Asia, in Bukhara, in the first half of the 14th century, 200 years after the death of Vladimir Monomakh. It also turned out that no connection between the headdress and Monomakh was noted until the beginning of the 16th century; and the Moscow princes, leaving it to their heirs, talked about the “golden cap”. It has also been proven that its first owner was Ivan Kalita. Both the hat and the horse harness (“golden horse tackle”) were presented to Ivan Kalita by his contemporary, the Golden Horde Uzbek Khan.
So this crown could not have belonged to Prince Vladimir Monomakh (c. 960 - July 15, 1015). Other hats - crowns - are made in the same likeness.
Kazan hat.
Mid 16th century. Gold, precious stones, fur; casting, embossing, carving, niello The Kazan Cap is a gold filigree crown made around 1553 for Ivan the Terrible immediately after the conquest and annexation of the Kazan Khanate to the Russian state and the consolidation of the title of the Kazan Tsar. There is no exact information about when and by whom the crown was made. There is a version that it was made by jewelers of the conquered Khanate.
Crown. "Large outfit." Astrakhan hat. 1627.
Gold, precious stones, pearls, fur; casting, chasing, engraving, carving, shotting. Height 30.2 cm, circumference 66.5 cm. Armory. Moscow. Belonged to Tsar Mikhail Romanov. Work of the Moscow Kremlin Workshops. It is named after the Astrakhan cap because by the reign of the 1st Tsar from the Romanov dynasty, Mikhail Fedorovich, the conquest of the Astrakhan Khanate and the erection of the cross on both banks of the Volga, and access to the Caspian Sea, had been completed. And also, this crown is present on the coat of arms of Astrakhan. As you know, after the death of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, young Ivan and Peter were placed on the throne, and personal crowns were made for them in the Kremlin workshops.
Altabasnaya hat. (Siberian). 1684.
Fabric, brocade, gold, precious stones, pearls, fur; casting, embossing, carving, enamel, shotting. Armouries. Moscow. Belonged to Tsar Ivan Alekseevich. Work of the Moscow Kremlin Workshops
Diamond hat. 1682 - 1687.
Gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fur; casting, chasing, carving, enamel Armory. Moscow. Belonged to Tsar Ivan Alekseevich. Work of the Moscow Kremlin Workshops In a larger plan, patterns and double-headed eagles on the crown stand out.
Diamond hat. 1682 - 1684.
Gold, silver, precious stones, fur; casting, embossing, enamel. Armouries. Moscow. It belonged to Tsar Peter Alekseevich. Work of the Moscow Kremlin Workshops.
"Monomakh's hat of the second outfit". 1682.
Gold, precious stones, pearls, fur; casting, chasing, carving Armory Chamber. Moscow. Russia. It belonged to Tsar Peter Alekseevich. Work of the Moscow Kremlin Workshops. Next come the imperial crowns. One of the first imperial crowns was the crown with which Tsar Peter I crowned Catherine I. But only one frame remained from it, because... subsequent generations used diamonds for their needs.
The crown of the Russian Empress Anna Ioannovna is a precious crown made in St. Petersburg in 1730-1731, presumably by the master Gottlieb Wilhelm Dunkel. About two and a half thousand diamonds, rubies and tourmalines, skillfully selected in size, are mounted into the silver frame of the crown. Most of them previously adorned the crown of Empress Catherine I, as well as the dark red tourmaline placed under the irregularly shaped diamond cross. It was purchased in 1676 from the Chinese Bogdykhan by decree of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich and subsequently adorned several royal crowns in turn. The weight of this unique piece is one hundred grams. And finally, the most valuable exhibit of the Diamond Fund:
Great Imperial Crown of Russia.
The large imperial crown of the Russian Empire was made for the coronation in 1762 by the famous jewelers Georg-Friedrich Eckart, who was the author of the sketches and frame, and also supervised the work and Jeremy (Jeremiah: in Russia he was called Eremey Petrovich) Pozier, who was engaged in the selection of stones. The work was carried out by special order of Catherine II. The famous masters were given only one condition - the crown had to weigh no more than 5 pounds (2 kilograms). The jewelry miracle was created in just two months. This was the most famous crown of the Russian Empire before the decline of the monarchy, which personified the supreme power in Russia. After the October Revolution, dilapidated and ruined by gangs of “Bolsheviks,” the young communist state of workers’ and peasants’ councils needed finance. The government was looking for loans and turned to Michael Collins, Ireland's finance minister. The Royal Jewels were used as collateral for the Soviet Republic for a $25,000 loan.
The transfer of valuables and money took place in New York, between the head of the “Soviet bureau” - the Soviet ambassador to America, Ladwig Martens, and the Irish ambassador to the USA, Harry Boland. After returning to Ireland, Boland kept the jewelry in the house of his mother, Kathleen Boland O'Donovan, who lived in Dublin. Throughout the period of the Irish War of Independence, the jewelry was kept by Boland's mother. Mrs. Boland O'Donovan handed over the Russian jewels to the government of the Irish Republic in the person of Eamon de Valera only in 1938, which were kept in safes in government buildings and were forgotten for a while. In 1948, the valuables were discovered and, by decision of the new Irish government, led by John A. Costello, a decision was made to sell the pledged royal jewels to Russia at a public auction in London. However, after consultations regarding the legal status of the collateral values and negotiations with the Soviet ambassador, the decision to sell was canceled. The valuables had to be returned to Soviet Union in exchange for the sum of $25,000, originally loaned in 1920. The jewelry returned to Moscow in 1950. All subsequent Russian emperors after Catherine II were crowned kings with this crown.
The Small Imperial Crown of the Russian Empire is one of the imperial regalia. The small crown was created by the jeweler Seftigen for the coronation of Empress Maria Alexandrovna, wife of Alexander II in 1856.
Diadem. 1810.
Gold, silver, pink diamond, small diamonds. Moscow Most likely it belonged to Elizaveta Alexandrovna, the wife of Alexander I.
You are heavy, Monomakh's hat - said Boris Godunov, referring to the severity of the responsibility of the royal power. The most famous royal headdress, like all crowns and imperial crowns, was indeed heavy. The large imperial crown with which Emperor Nicholas I was crowned king on August 22, 1826 in the Assumption Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin was not easy either. What were they - the main attributes of power in the Russian state?
Royal crowns
In pre-Petrine times, sovereigns were crowned with special crowns - hats. The most famous of them Monomakh's hat, as it turned out, has nothing to do with Vladimir Monomakh, the tact was made 200 years after his reign in Bukhara. Its first owner was Ivan Kalita, to whom he presented it along with golden horse tackle Golden Horde Uzbek Khan.Kazan Hat- a golden crown, made, according to legend, by jewelers of the Kazan Khanate, for Ivan the Terrible.
Astrakhan Hat - the crown of a large outfit, made by Kremlin jewelers, belonged to Tsar Mikhail Romanov. It received the name Astrakhan in connection with the conquest of the Astrakhan Khanate. This crown can be seen on the coat of arms of the city of Astrakhan.
After the death of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, the young Ivan and Peter were placed on the throne. Two kings - two crowns made in the Kremlin workshops for each of them
Altabasnaya (Siberian) hat and Diamond hat - came out of the Kremlin workshops and are currently in the Armory Chamber.
The Diamond Hat and the Monomakh Hat of the second outfit were also made by craftsmen of the Moscow Kremlin for the future Emperor Peter the Great.
Imperial crowns
One of the first imperial crowns was the crown with which Peter I crowned Catherine I. Alas, only the frame remained of it, since subsequent Russian emperors used the diamonds decorating it at their discretion. Most of the stones from Catherine's crown migrated to Anna Ioannovna's imperial crown, along with large red tourmaline, which passed from one royal crown to another.Great Imperial Crown of the Russian Empire
A jewelry miracle that personified imperial power in Russia from Catherine II to the last Russian emperor Nicholas II...
Commissioned by Catherine the Great for her coronation in 1762, it was created from a sketch Georg-Friedrich Eckart and under the guidance Jeremiah Pozier in just two months. The Empress set only one condition - the weight should not exceed 5 pounds. All subsequent Russian emperors after Catherine II were crowned with this crown. After the October Revolution, the Crown served as collateral for Ireland for a loan of $25,000. Until 1938, the valuables were kept in the house of the mother of Irish Ambassador Harry Boland. The jewelry was returned to Russia in 1950 after following the loan repayment procedure. The Great Imperial Crown is the main exhibit of the Diamond Fund.
Small Imperial Crown was created specifically for the coronation of Empress Maria Feodorovna, wife of Alexander II
But the most amazing story associated with Vladimir tiara, which took its name from the English form of the title of Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna - The Grand Duchess Vladimir of Russia, who was the wife of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich, brother of Tsar Alexander III. Until 1920, the tiara belonged to Maria Pavlovna, who ordered it from jewelers in 1890. The Vladimir tiara was made of diamonds and pearls. Left along with the entire jewelry collection of the Grand Duchess during the revolutionary events in the safe of the Vladimir Palace in St. Petersburg, the tiara was taken out by British intelligence via diplomatic mail.
After the death of Maria Pavlovna, the tiara was bought by Queen Mary from Princess Elena Vladimirovna, Maria's daughter.
It was Queen Mary who came up with the idea to improve the tiara so that the pearl pendants were replaced with emerald ones, so that it could be worn with different outfits. The beloved tiara was inherited by Queen Mary's granddaughter Elizabeth II, who gave it to vilify Princess Diana... Elizabeth II herself wears the Vladimir tiara during unofficial special occasions as a replacement for the official royal crown, but that's another story - the history of British crowns...
A crown made with your own hands together with your child will certainly become his favorite accessory and will often be used in games and entertainment. And made specifically for some special day, it will help preserve the memories of this holiday and make it brighter.
There is nothing easier than making a paper crown using ready-made templates. They can be printed to the desired scale, enlarged or shrunk to the desired size if necessary.
Watch the video on how to make a paper crown:
Crown cutting templates
If you display the image on a sufficiently dense and, if desired, colored sheet, it can be used as a blank - by cutting it along the contour, gluing it or attaching an elastic band, you will get ready product. But more often, printouts are used as templates (stencils).
Paper crown with sequins
A crown made of paper with sequins looks very interesting. In order to make a crown we will need: scissors, yellow or golden paper, glue and bright large sequins.
First, print out the template for cutting out the crown:
Using a template, we draw the outlines of the future crown on yellow paper.
Cut out the crown along the contour.
Glue bright sequins onto the teeth of the crown.
Glue the parts of the crown on one side.
We adjust the size of the crown according to the head and glue the crown on the other side.
Cardboard crown with cotton wool rim
Real kings and queens will surely like a crown lined with “furs” made of cotton wool.
To make a crown with a rim of cotton wool, print out a template for cutting:
Cut out the printed template along the contour.
Using a template, we draw contours for cutting onto the cardboard.
Glue the cardboard parts of the crown together. Glue a strip of thick fabric (felt or burlap) to the inside. Such a crown will stay better on a child’s head.
The base of the crown is ready! We decorate the crown with sequins and paper strips. We glue rolled cotton wool around the circumference of the crown, which we paint with yellow paint. Instead of cotton wool, you can use a strip of light fur.
Cardboard crown with flower
Choose a crown stencil taking into account the child’s preferences and the purpose of this product.
You can cut out only the front part of such a crown and attach an elastic band to it - then this accessory will fit any child in size.
Draw the outline of the crown on the wrong side of the cardboard. You can use a printed cutting template.
Glue a narrow ribbon on both sides of the crown.
To decorate, use glitter sprinkles - apply it to the crown, after drawing a pattern on it with glue.
All you have to do is shake off the glitter and the crown is ready.
We decorate the crown with a delicate artificial flower.
A crown with a flower will easily complement the image of a magical princess or spring fairy.
Elsa's crown from the cartoon Frozen (Frozen)
You can make a more complex product using a figured stencil, braid and bugle beads.
The length of the lower part of such a crown should correspond to the circumference of the child’s head. We simply fix the upper part with glue. 
Elsa's crown is ready!
You can use a template for cutting out the top part with a more complex shape to make such a paper crown. The more complex the template, the more interesting the product looks.
A funny crown can be made from paper plate. To do this, cut it from the central part as in the photo. Now we paint it and decorate it with rhinestones and sequins.
We bend the cut sectors. The crown is already ready.
Crown made from toilet paper roll
And the rolls from toilet paper and towels can easily be turned into small symbolic headdresses, often worn by princes and princesses in fairy tales. A small crown made from a toilet paper roll looks interesting and touching. To make a crown, wrap a cardboard roll with colored tape.
Wrap the roll with strips of colored tape. Insert a rubber band with a nail. Miniature crown - ready!
The jewels of the Russian imperial crown shared the sad fate of the treasuries of the largest European monarchies - the English (until 1848), French and Austro-Hungarian, which were irretrievably lost in the whirlwind of wars and revolutions.
In 1719, according to the decree of Peter I, for the special storage of “things belonging to the state”, a special room was organized - “rentery”, where state regalia, order badges, ceremonial Jewelry. Since 1839, this repository became known as the Diamond Room.
Russian emperors and empresses, competing in luxury with the monarchs of other European countries, sought to increase the wealth and splendor of their court. Many outstanding jewelers worked at the court in St. Petersburg - I. Pozier, father and sons Duval, L. Pfisterer, G. Eckart. Precious stones were purchased using treasury funds, some of them came in the form of gifts. In addition to the imperial regalia, the crown jewels included various jewelry and decorations.
For the coronation of Catherine II, who ascended the throne as a result of a coup d'etat. a large imperial crown was made. Already on July 8, 1762, on the tenth day after the massacre of Peter III, a decree signed by Catherine appeared, according to which Chamberlain Ivan Betsky was given 50 thousand rubles for coronation expenses, including payment to jewelers. The development of a sketch of the crown was entrusted to the jeweler Jeremy (Jeremiah) Pozier (1716-1779), a native of Switzerland.
The chief court jeweler, Georg-Friedrich Eckart, rejected Pozier's plan. Having received gold from the treasury, he himself made the openwork frame of the crown. But it was Pozier who decorated the crown with stones. “I chose among the things all the largest stones that were not suitable for fashionable decoration, partly diamonds, partly colored,” Pozier later recalled in his “Notes.” - Despite all the precautions I took to make the crown light and use only the most necessary materials“To hold the stones in it, it turned out to weigh five pounds.”
Pauzier did an excellent job of selecting stones, highlighting their beauty, very successfully finding transitions from one color to another and skillfully using the bewitching shimmer of pearls. The crown was valued at two million rubles - an astronomical amount at that time. Let us add that this masterpiece of 18th-century jewelry was created in just two months.
The crown of the Russian Empire looks traditional for this symbol of state power. It consists of two openwork silver hemispheres, strewn with Indian diamonds of various sizes - there are 4936 pieces in total (total weight - 2858 carats). At the bottom of the crown, large white and pink diamonds alternate rhythmically.
The only spot of color is the large dark red spinel at the top of the crown, below the diamond cross. This 398.72-carat spinel is one of seven historical stones stored in the Diamond Fund. It was purchased in 1676 by the Russian envoy to Beijing Nikolai Spafariy.
The total weight of the crown is 1.907 kg. The length of the lower circumference of the crown is 64 cm, the height with the cross is 27.5 cm. Regardless of the size and complexity of the composition, it is elegant and light. This is a true masterpiece of 18th century jewelry.
Along with the crown, other imperial regalia were made for the coronation of Catherine II - an orb and a scepter.
The orb - a polished hollow ball topped with a cross - is made of so-called “red gold”. The ball is surrounded by two rows of large diamonds, the sapphire on top weighs approximately 47 carats. The golden scepter is made in strict forms; it consists of three smooth parts, separated by diamond bands, and is crowned with a double-headed eagle, decorated with black enamel and diamonds. Below the eagle, greatly enhancing the splendor of the scepter, is the famous Orlov diamond (189.62 carats).
The so-called Small Imperial Crown, kept today in the Diamond Fund, was made in 1801 by the Duval brothers for Elizaveta Alekseevna, wife of Alexander I. Its weight is 378 g, the crown is decorated with 48 large (from 2 to 9 carats) and 200 small diamonds. This crown, originally intended for coronation, and later served for special occasions, is made as an elegant feminine decoration.
Historical reference
A scandal broke out. Foreign newspapers wrote that some European entrepreneurs and banks were used by the Soviet government for foreign exchange transactions with looted gold, diamonds and church valuables. To quell the outrage, at the end of 1925 an exhibition of the crown jewels was hastily organized in Moscow, which was supposed to show the world that they were safe and sound.
The noise raised in the press apparently disrupted the impending deal for the sale abroad through Manchuria of all the relics of the former Diamond Room, which included a collection of imperial crowns, an imperial scepter with the Orlov diamond, an orb, a collection of diamond pendants and tiaras, and diamond order medals. signs and chains, gift gold cups, a collection of fans and rings, imperial Faberge Easter eggs and much more.
However, most of these items were still sold out in the 1920s and 1930s.
Some later turned up in private collections in the USA and Europe, for example, the wedding crown of Russian empresses, made from the diamond belt of Catherine II - in the fall of 1926, it (together with the diamond sword of Paul I, the decoration of Catherine the Second's coronation dress from clusters of Brazilian diamonds and Indian emeralds, diamond snuffbox of Empress Elizabeth, collection of imperial easter eggs Faberge) was sold by the new owners of the country to the American dealer Norman Weiss.
The location of some other items is still unknown (including several Faberge eggs, a diamond badge of the Order of St. Andrew the First-Called, which belonged to Alexander II, the icon of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary in the Temple in a precious frame by Faberge, etc.).
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