Red wool suit worn by Peter II
1727-1730
Museum no.TK-2911
© The Moscow Kremlin Museums

A red wool suit in the wardrobe of Peter II, dating from 1727-1730, is richly embroidered in silver thread, characteristic of fashionable men’s dress for royalty and aristocracy throughout Europe. The coat also bears the insignia of the Order of St Andrew, in the form of a star worked silver thread.