Russia exceeded all my expectations. I was truly blown away everywhere. And I went prepared with a couple of themed scarves which were unfurled and waved on site
First of all, Cavaliers d’Or at the Hermitage. This design was issued in 1975 as a collaboration with The Met on the occasion of their exhibition of Scythian gold treasures on loan from The Hermitage. The pectoral, torques, comb, fibulas, brooches and golden belt pictured on the scarf were all part of the exhibition. The Met also issued reproduction jewelry of which I purchased every single one. Pity at the time I was not interested in silk scarves, but thankfully found a couple not too long ago that I couldn’t pass up.
So, here I am wearing it on the grand staircase and displaying it as well. Notice that the Hermitage was almost empty as we had the great fortune of visiting on a day closed to the general public.
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Here are two of my Met brooches which I brought along. The pics were taken on the ship
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And, here I wear my Zabavushka at the Catherine Palace in Pushkin. I unfurled it as well, of course.
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And, not thematically related, but matching my jacket: Sangles en Zig Zag on a Neva River boat cruise with the Winter Palace/Hermitage in the background
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