The ewer and basin with a cover – objects of court ceremonial feasts presented to Tsar Alexey Mikhailovich by the ambassadors of the Ottoman Empire.

Earrings in Russia were one of the most popular types of jewellery – an adornment for both women and men, with the only difference that the latter wore only one earring.

The Moscow Kremlin Museums preserve state relics and relics of the ruling dynasties collected over the centuries. A special place in the imperial collections belongs to the personal belongings of the Russian emperors.

Rectangular openwork golden plaques with precious stones were sewn on the hemline and along the lower rim of ceremonial clothes of Russian tsars, tsarinas and tsarist children.

The Psalter — a book of psalms (chants) addressed to God by the Biblical King David — was widespread in Russia. Meanwhile, since ancient times in the Orthodox Church there has been a tradition of reading Psalms for the deceased.