Tsar's staffs and rods. 1. The staff of tsar mikhail fedorovich. 2. The staff of tsarina evdokia lukyanovna. 1. The staff shown in the drawing, kept in the armoury chamber, belonged to the tsar and grand duke mikhail fedorovich, as can be seen from the inventory of the dress of 150 (1642): "the staff is silver, gilded, chased, on the horns on the head of an eagle in crowns; on the horns on the sides are four azure yachonts, and at the top two barks in nests. The horseshoe is silver and gilded. " subsequently, probably during the common reign of the tsars ivan and peter alekseevich, a staff completely similar to this one was made. In the inventory of 1702, both of these staffs are valued: “a silver chased staff, with eagle heads at the top and two ends; on it, at the top ends, are two stones, one a red yakhont crust, the price of sixteen altyns and four dengi, the other a yellow yakhont crust, the price of all one altyns and two dengi. On the sides are four azure yakhonts, the price of all six rubles. The weight of that staff in total is two pounds and forty-five zolotniks. For example, two pounds of silver are supposed to be there, and one hundred and ninety-two zolotniks in zolotniks, the price in gold is four altyns, two dengi per zolotnik; a total of four rubles and thirty-two altyns. In total, the price of the above-described staff is thirty-one rubles and twenty-three altyns and four dengi. A silver chased staff, with eagle heads at the top and two ends; on it, at the top, at the ends, there is a rhinestone and a rhinestone crust, the price of both of them is three rubles; on the sides there are four azure yachonts, the price of all of them is six rubles. The weight of that staff is two pounds twenty-seven zolotniks. For example, a pound eighty-four zolotniks is supposed to be silver, and one hundred and eighty zolotniks in zolotniks; a zolotnik was valued in gold at four altyns of two dengi, a total of twenty-three rubles thirteen altyns and two dengi. In all, that staff was worth thirty-two rubles, thirteen altyns and two dengi. " 2. The staff of tsarina evdokia lukyanovna. In the inventory of her treasury for 1629-32, it is described as follows: "the staff is of german manufacture, smooth black wood, silver herbs are cut into the handle; between the handle, in two gilded silver screws, are bone screws; in the screws are aromatic compounds; and right there is a bone stand with a roof, and in it bone teeth-pricks; and in the same staff a sighting tube; above the staff and handle in a gilded silver screw a sundial with a queen, the roof is gilded silver, on the roof of the deretets a lion with a snake. The horseshoe of the staff is gilded silver. And that staff was taken to the tsarina in the chambers, and from the chambers it was given to the treasury. " in the census book of 184 (1676) of the blessed memory of the great sovereign tsarina and grand duchess maria ilyinichna, the treasury and dress it is written: "the staff is of german make, smooth black wood, silver herbs are cut into the handle, between the handle two gilded silver screws; in the same staff a sighting tube; above the staff and handle, in a gilded silver screw, a sundial with a mother-of-pearl, the roof is gilded silver, on the roof a lion is fighting with a snake. The wood is gilded silver; the screws are damaged. Inscribed. " in its present form, there is neither a telescope, nor a sundial, nor a tip. Antiquities of the russian state, 1846-1853. Vol. 2. Illustrator: solntsev, fyodor grigorievich. Date: 1846—1853.
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