A Hermitage worker finds 100-year-old candy in a Romanov dress. It’s still cute!

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The restorer at the museum of St. Petersburg surprised Russia with his invention – a strange little piece seemed to be a candy that the Romanovs loved.

In 1903, the Romanovs celebrated the 290th anniversary of their dynasty. A massive masquerade at the Winter Palace was arranged for the event. They dress like 17th-century Russian tsars and aristocrats. Here are photos taken at the beautiful party. Finally, their beautiful outfits became the inspiration for the Russian-style playing cards.

This vintage gown is now housed in the Hermitage museum and, more recently, employees of the Scientific Network Restoration Laboratory began restoring one of the costumes. But they made an unexpected finding.

Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna from Russia

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The dress of Nicholas II’s sister, Xenia, is in excellent condition, only a few stitches need repair.

“We used to check every tab, crease, and hanging piece of dresses, because they usually accumulate dust or frayed fabric,” says Galina Fedorova of the Hermitage. videos the museum is uploaded to their instagram account.

One of his arms was sewn up for some reason, but the stitches were light enough and the restorer decided to remove the thread… And something pink fell onto his hand, looking like a small stone.

“For some reason – maybe some ancient instinct triggered – I licked this piece and it turned out to be sweet,” the museum worker said.

It turned out to be an early 20th century candy, bitten by the Grand Duchess. Most likely, he just didn’t find a place to put the candy and hid it up his sleeve.

The candy is actually made of sugar paste. Can you imagine how good the quality of the tsar’s candy (and clothing) was, that it lasted more than a hundred years? It is not even affected by bacteria or fungi. The great find will be preserved and showcased with the dress from now on – and will not be licked again!

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