A peeress's coronation robe comprising strapless dress of ivory satin with beadwork detailing on the bodice and skirt fronts, net petticoat, peach chiffon stole, sleeveless fur trimmed crimson velvet mantle and a coronet, with a photograph of the wearer, the mantle labelled Hartnell London Paris, inscribed on a canvas tag D144 7, the coronet stamped Ede & Ravenscroft Ltd., By Appointments, 93 & 94 Chancery Lane, London, 1953

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A peeress's coronation robe comprising strapless dress of ivory satin with beadwork detailing on the bodice and skirt fronts, net petticoat, peach chiffon stole, sleeveless fur trimmed crimson velvet mantle and a coronet, with a photograph of the wearer, the mantle labelled Hartnell London Paris, inscribed on a canvas tag D144 7, the coronet stamped Ede & Ravenscroft Ltd., By Appointments, 93 & 94 Chancery Lane, London, 1953

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Worn by the Right Hon. Viscountess Monsell at the coronation of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.

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