The Russian artistic works in metal, being an indispensable part of an integral esthetical system, acquired recognizable traits in the second half of the XVII century, taking an important position in the Russian applied art with its lace-like ornamentation and polychrome color.
It was in the second half of the XVII century when centers where artworks in metal were produced, such as Moscow, Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Nizhnii Novgorod, Kholmogory, Arkhangelsk, Ustyug Veliky, Solvychegodsk, were established and won recognition.