Silver custody, gilded, in the form of a round box with a slightly convex detachable lid, with apertures for a cord in lateral sides. The lid is decorated with a chased image of the Russian Empire state coat of arms framed by a laurel wreath. Custody is a box for storing wax seal attached to the document. Similar boxes have become widespread in Russia since the end of the 17th century; silverware artisans in Moscow and Petersburg manufactured them. The custody for storing a state seal, presented in the Museum Collection, stylistically refers to the time of the Empress Catherine II reign.

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