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[[Image:Cross Anna Jagiellon Chain.jpg|120px|right|thumb|Cross on [[Anna Jagiellon]]'s Chain (see the King/Queen's portrait by [[Marcin Kober]]).]] |
[[Image:Cross Anna Jagiellon Chain.jpg|120px|right|thumb|Cross on [[Anna Jagiellon]]'s Chain (see the King/Queen's portrait by [[Marcin Kober]]).]] |
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[[Image:Pendant Polish Eagle Royal Casket.jpg|120px|right|thumb|Pendant - the [[Coat of arms of Poland|Polish Eagle]] on a chain.]] |
[[Image:Pendant Polish Eagle Royal Casket.jpg|120px|right|thumb|Pendant - the [[Coat of arms of Poland|Polish Eagle]] on a chain.]] |
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The '''Royal Casket''' ([[Polish language|Polish]]: ''Szkatuła Królewska'') was created by [[Izabela Czartoryska]] in [[1800]]. It |
The '''Royal Casket''' ([[Polish language|Polish]]: ''Szkatuła Królewska'') was created by [[Izabela Czartoryska]] in [[1800]]. It contained precious items (73 pieces), which belonged to the [[Polish monarchs]]. They were placed in a large wooden casket with a sign ''Polish reminders assembled by Izabela Czartoryska in 1800''. The casket was allocated in the [[Sibyl Temple]] in [[Puławy]]<ref>[http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=15225035 CAT.INIST]</ref>. |
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The Casket survived all the confiscations after the collapses of the Polish national uprisings, becouse it was moved to [[Kraków]]. |
The Casket survived all the confiscations after the collapses of the Polish national uprisings, becouse it was moved to [[Kraków]]. |
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When the [[World War II]] broke |
When the [[World War II]] broke out it was transported together with the rich collection of the [[Czartoryski Museum]] to [[Sieniawa]] and hidden in a shelter in the palace's outbuilding, which was later bricked up. Unfortunately the German owner of the neighbouring mill who worked for the [[Czartoryski]] family betrayed the hiding-place to the [[Wermacht]] soldiers who entered [[Sieniawa]] on [[September 14]], [[1939]]<ref>[http://www.ookz.com.pl/cenne/art.php?dz=1&id=1998-02-04 valuable, priceless, lost]</ref>. The soldiers broke into the palace and plundered the collection. They robbed the Royal Casket and distribute its contents amongst themselves<ref>[http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=15225035 CAT.INIST]</ref>. All precious items were probably destroyed. |
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Revision as of 09:05, 4 September 2007
The Royal Casket (Polish: Szkatuła Królewska) was created by Izabela Czartoryska in 1800. It contained precious items (73 pieces), which belonged to the Polish monarchs. They were placed in a large wooden casket with a sign Polish reminders assembled by Izabela Czartoryska in 1800. The casket was allocated in the Sibyl Temple in Puławy[1].
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Among the items were:
- Portrait of Quenn Constance of Austria in a silver dress made by King Sigismund III Vasa
- Silver rosary of Queen Maria Leszczyńska
- Ivory box in a silver gilded frame of King Jan III Sobieski
- Gold watch of Queen Maria Kazimiera
- Gold snuff-box decorated with diamonds and the enamel miniature of King Stanisław August Poniatowski
- Gold watch of King August II
- Gold emaneled chain of King John II Casimir
- Pectoral Cross of King Sigismund the Old made of red jasper in a gold frame with a gold chain
- Silver filigree cutlery of Prince Zygmunt Kazimierz
- Crystal watch in a gold frame of King Sigismund III Vasa
- Gold watch of King Stanisław Leszczyński
- Gold emaneled pendant with "A" monogram and a gold chain of Anna Jagiellon
- Gold filigree chain of Quenn Ludwika Maria Gonzaga etc[2].
The Casket survived all the confiscations after the collapses of the Polish national uprisings, becouse it was moved to Kraków.
When the World War II broke out it was transported together with the rich collection of the Czartoryski Museum to Sieniawa and hidden in a shelter in the palace's outbuilding, which was later bricked up. Unfortunately the German owner of the neighbouring mill who worked for the Czartoryski family betrayed the hiding-place to the Wermacht soldiers who entered Sieniawa on September 14, 1939[3]. The soldiers broke into the palace and plundered the collection. They robbed the Royal Casket and distribute its contents amongst themselves[4]. All precious items were probably destroyed.