A dress of pale yellow velvet, the bodice trimmed with lace and ribbon; another similar bodice; a jacket with smocked sleeves and velvet rose trim; and a trained sleeveless over mantle of yellow velvet, lined with ivory ribbed silk, the borders trimmed with appliqué foliage and berries, the sleeves with beadwork, all circa 1905

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A dress of pale yellow velvet, the bodice trimmed with lace and ribbon; another similar bodice; a jacket with smocked sleeves and velvet rose trim; and a trained sleeveless over mantle of yellow velvet, lined with ivory ribbed silk, the borders trimmed with appliqué foliage and berries, the sleeves with beadwork, all circa 1905
Provenance
Knepp Castle, West Sussex

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