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The state bedroom has retained its original finish dating
back to the 1720s: the ceiling and walls are adorned with Dutch tiles
featuring pastoral scenes and pictures of small sailing ships in combination
with stucco ornament the pattern of which includes the design of the
Order of St Andrew the First-Called. The large oak wardrobe that was
presumably made by Menshikov’s own cabinet-maker and a coffer
of Venetian manufacture from the late 17th century (covered by an
early-18th-century Turkish carpet) were in the palace in the Prince’s
day. The wash-stand (made in Switzerland(?) in the first half of the
17th century) has on it a washing set made of copper decorated with
painted enamel (China, the first third of the 18th century). In the
centre of the room, the place originally occupied by the bed is used
for the display of articles made using painted and gold tooled leather
- two chairs of Flemish origin and a little cabinet (Spain,
late 17th century). Displayed in the cabinet are commemorative medals
and two silver pocket-watches that belonged to Alexander Menshikov
(London, 1720s). |
