Peeress' coronation robes, England, c. 1902. Undergown of cream silk taffeta applied with a heavily embroidered silk satin front panel, a short sleeved robe of crimson silk velvet, fitted and trimmed in miniver and embroidered with stylized "S" shapes in gilt, a train of crimson silk velvet with a short ermine capelet and gilt cordons to the shoulders, and the remains of a peeress' coronation train. Possibly worn by Charlotte, Countess Spencer, to the coronation of Edward VII, 1902…
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