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Maria Cristina (1779-1849), fifth daughter of Ferdinando I, King of the Two Sicilies (1751-1825), married Carlo Felice, King of Sardinia (1765-1831).
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Maria Cristina, Queen of Sardinia (1779-1849), in claret-coloured velvet dress with lace underdress, four-strand pearl necklace and drop pearl earrings, elaborate lace cap in her upswept curled brown hair, wearing the blue and white striped sash of the Austrian Ladies Order of the Starry Cross and badge of the Royal Spanish Order of Maria-Louisa pinned to a black ribbon at her left shoulder
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ITALIAN SCHOOL, CIRCA 1830
Maria Cristina, Queen of Sardinia (1779-1849), in claret-coloured velvet dress with lace underdress, four-strand pearl necklace and drop pearl earrings, elaborate lace cap in her upswept curled brown hair, wearing the blue and white striped sash of the Austrian Ladies Order of the Starry Cross and badge of the Royal Spanish Order of Maria-Louisa pinned to a black ribbon at her left shoulder
oval, 1 7/8 in. (4.6 cm.) high, gilt-metal frame with ribbon and bow cresting
Maria Cristina, Queen of Sardinia (1779-1849), in claret-coloured velvet dress with lace underdress, four-strand pearl necklace and drop pearl earrings, elaborate lace cap in her upswept curled brown hair, wearing the blue and white striped sash of the Austrian Ladies Order of the Starry Cross and badge of the Royal Spanish Order of Maria-Louisa pinned to a black ribbon at her left shoulder
oval, 1 7/8 in. (4.6 cm.) high, gilt-metal frame with ribbon and bow cresting
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