The tsar kissed the regalia, and covering the cross and the barma, gave them on the dish to the protopope, and the crown he gave to Lucian Stepan.

Half-length figure of Peter, three-quarters, in full regalia, with barmas, Cap of State, sceptre and orb.

The barmy consisted of panels of lace fastened together to form a circular fabric, which when laid on the tsar’s shoulders over his robe looked like a broad collar.

Barmy were official attributes of the authority of the grand duke and later the tsar.

In 1831 the Armory got a welcome addition in what was described as “the Ryazan treasure”, the gold princely pendants and barmas, the small shoulder mantles of precious décor worn by Moscovite princes.

Barma

Meaning

Noun