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Museum-Preserve "Tsarskoye Selo", 19 June - 30 September 2013
St. Petersburg, Pushkin str. Garden, 7
Catherine Palace, Zubovskiy outbuilding

at the State Art and architecture of the palace and park museum-reserve "Tsarskoye Selo" this week opened an exhibition "For Backstage front living. Suppliers of the Imperial Court. " Fountain, diamond jewelry, champagne "Veuve Clicquot" and even a ladies' galoshes - this and more visitors will see. Museum-Preserve "Tsarskoye Selo" initiated a large-scale inter-museum project in the 400-year anniversary of the Romanov dynasty. 862 exhibits are placed in the halls, decorated by designers in the form of artistic and industrial exhibitions XIX century. For the first time in the museum space as wide and holistic there is a huge "behind the scenes" world of the Imperial Court.

exhibition tells the story of who provided the daily life of crowned heads, what their tastes and preferences, as well as what criteria were selected suppliers; why a certain product became famous and fashionable. Sections are devoted to different subjects: from palace furniture and tools to pharmaceutical bottles, confectionery packaging and footwear. Presented as weapons, uniforms, suit with accessories, binoculars, jewelry, Russian and European manufacturers. A separate theme - drinks and tobacco. Among these manufacturers are the most interesting ones that have survived and exist to this day. Today, not everyone knows that the Moscow cosmetic Union "Freedom" - a former company "Rally & Co.", confectionery them. K. Samoilova used to be "George Borman," concern "Babaevsky" - "Einem". Well-known products of those names did not change and remained internationally renowned brands: "Abrau-Durso», «Veuve Clicquot (« Veuve Clicquot ")," Cartier "," P. Bure ».

« Unfortunately, most of the Imperial suppliers ceased to exist, and information about them we had to collect the crumbs. Time and people are not cherished household items, and today needed joint efforts of museums and private collections to reconstruct disappeared Wednesday. First of all, we would like to understand how to keep the peace - in the objects, information, names, as far as it is now known and appreciated, whether alive the tradition of the production, "- says the curator of the exhibition, Deputy Director for Science State Museum" Tsarskoye Selo "Iraida Bott.

exhibition shows the elite of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Empire and its goods - sometimes the best examples of arts and crafts, gives an idea about the formation of the Russian industry, about the life and daily way of life of the Russian Imperial Court .

status of an official supplier of the Imperial Court - a kind of "quality" of the time. He testified about the level of products manufactured by the company and the recognition of her services to the state. Get this title was not easy. This could apply to the company's impeccable reputation, confirming the quality of the delivered goods. The court vendors had to meet a number of criteria, the main one - the ratio "price - quality". Overcharging against srednegorodskim not allowed: special employees Gofmarshalskoy of it is strictly monitored.

contender for the title of "Supplier of the Imperial Court" had to make deliveries to the Court of pieces, mainly of its own production or manufacture their own factories continuously for 10 years at a reasonable price and do not have complaints from customers. And the title is awarded only at the time of delivery and could not be inherited. Suppliers were determined twice a year - at Christmas and Easter - the Minister of the Imperial Court, Office of the Ministry has issued a special certificate with a picture of the sign.

share of domestic companies among the suppliers of the Russian Imperial Court depended on the state of the domestic industry and therefore not constant. For example, at the turn of the century the largest shoe manufacturer in the capital and throughout the empire was the St. Petersburg Association of mechanical production of shoes, "walker". For the Emperor Nicholas II and Tsarevich Alexei Partnership officer boots are made beautiful.

More than 20 percent of the suppliers of the Russian Imperial Court at the beginning of XX century were foreigners. List of foreign manufacturers gives an idea of ​​the tastes and preferences of the representatives of the imperial family: in 1912, 12 percent of all foreign suppliers accounted for Darmstadt (home of the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna), the same - to Copenhagen (where in Russia came to the Empress Maria Feodorovna).

August Brizak was a supplier of both empresses - Maria Feodorovna and Alexandra Feodorovna, and was a favorite couturier of the last mistress of Tsarskoye Selo. Women's costume from Hope Lomanova was very popular and aristocratic, and representatives of the creative intelligentsia. Lamanova dressed and members of the imperial family.

The exhibition features dresses from the workshop of Olga Bulbenkovoy and boa fur shop P. Lelyanova (HMP "Tsarskoye Selo"), and the summer coat of Empress Maria Feodorovna formed in 1910 out of cloth and crepe in the studio Brizaka (a collection of the State Hermitage Museum). From the collections of the State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg and the Museum "Peterhof" the exhibition features women's shoes: Street (shoes and boots), ball (two pairs of satin shoes) and shoes for children. Interesting piece of rubber shoes - women's galoshes Association "Triangle».

huge number of companies provides the highest yields, receptions, gala balls and dinners on every auspicious occasion: the producers of food and beverages, vendors and colors exotic plants, glassware and table linens, clothing and footwear, musical instruments, coaches and cars, as well as jewelers, hairdressers and perfumers. All they served the imperial family and its entourage and played a significant role in the composition of the glory of the Russian Imperial Court as one of the most magnificent in Europe.

Painters and suppliers of ecclesiastical objects were small in number but a very large group, especially during the reign of the last of the Romanovs. With the development of technology in the early twentieth century, there were vendors at the Court of cars and other technical equipment (elevators, electrical systems, heating and water supply, etc.), managed through the utilitarian purpose of production to adapt to the new system of government in Russia after 1917, and there is often a under other names to this day.

chronological framework of the project are limited to the reign of Alexander II, Alexander III and Nicholas II - a period of national history, which was marked by the emergence of the Russian industry.

The exhibits are grouped by topic: "Health and Beauty" (medicine, perfumes, pharmacy), "Table" (porcelain and glass tableware, table linen, tea, coffee), "technical equipment" (elevator, heating, water supply, etc.), "Drinks, Tobacco," "Suit" (female, male, lingerie, accessories, uniformed dress), "Flowers" (flower decoration of interiors, festivals, potted and cut flowers), "" Toys, Game, "" Photographers "," Jewelers "," Printed Matter "(books, menus, posters, business cards, etc.)," ​​Furniture "," Art and bronze clock "(interior, manual, etc.)," ​​fabrics " , "Weapons", "Music at the court," "frames for paintings, prints, photographs," "church utensils and icons».

exhibition is organized with the participation of: the State Archive of the Russian Federation; GMZ "Peterhof", State Museum of the History of Religion, State Museum of St. Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum of the City of Gatchina, Research Museum of the Russian Academy of Arts, Russian wine house "Abrau-Durso"; Winemaking at home «Veuve Clicquot»; JSC "Confectionery plant them. K. Samojlovoj ", OJSC" Confectionery concern "Babaevsky" ", OAO" Cosmetic Association "Freedom" "; jewelry at home« Cartier »,« Trading House to revive the traditions of the Court of His Majesty the watchmaker Paul Karlovich Tempest "and private collections: the family Karisalovyh, OI Pikkievoy, KD Fedorov, E. Filimonov.

Source: museum.ru