Finift is the ancient russian name of enamel, which art has appeared in Russia in X century from Byzantium. Habitual for us a word "enamel" for the first time meets in Russian only in XVIII century, and before this time all of engineering of enamel referred to as finift.In epoch Kiev's Russia the Rostov's jewelers have taken possession of manufacture - of art enamel. In second half XVII of century in Rostov Great the centre of manufacture of painting on enamel was already generated. The earliest items of information about finift manufacture contains in the documents Rostov's bishop at home in XVII century. In second half XIX of century of Rostov's supplies enamel with products almost all Russia. But conducting painters - crafts, aspiring to tops of skill, concerned to the business not as to a craft, and as to art.

In 1920-1930 the foremen of artel have mastered manufacture of jeweller products, caskets, brooches, powder boxes, frameworks for photos, badges and others. At this particular time there are attempts of attempt to enter in enamel a craft flower lists. Not one decade for the statement of this new direction was required, when flowers in enamel have begun to sound. 1960 to year the factory The Rostov's enamel has opened. Mass manufacture of boxes, costume jeweler and other jeweller products was adjusted. The artists of creative orientation order searches in area new of technology of enamel. 
Thus, Rostov Great, as the centre enamel-s art, was actually formed within several centuries.
Today Rostov's enamel experiences new burst of creativity and development, both new directions of painting, and revival of old traditions

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