Whilst most people in the 18th century made do with the light coming from the hearth, candles and rush lights, Empress Catherine illuminated her Winter Palace with a jewellery gallery. Today, we take a look with Accredited Lecturer Rosamund Bartlett at a treasure made of steel, silver, gilt copper, gilt brass, basswood. On display at The Metropolitan Museum Of Art, New York, USA
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Oops. I think 14 and 15 are the same. We’re missing what the Romans did for us at Christmas.
You’ve established a great new Christmas tradition, we look forward to the talk everyday, thank you.
Another day, another fascinating glimpse into a list world, thank you
Wonderful to have a short & fascinating talk on a wide variety of subjects to get the day off to a good start. I've enjoyed them all & look forward to the rest.
Love the daily snippets! Thank you.
Another fascinating enlightening piece - these talks are just a wonderful way to start the day!
Thank you Rosalind for this introduction to the Russian Imperial family and such a wonderful centre table.
Fascinating. Am hoping to go to Russia in 2022 and will remember Rosamund and this gift of advent.
Thank you Rosamund for such an informative talk, these short talks are such a good daily treat- no calories either!
Great talk which used the table to illustrate a fascinating period in Russian cultural history.