Ceremonial dress overskirt
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Ermine, Gold, Lace, Metal, Velvet
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Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 886172
Summary
Ceremonial robes worn by Viscountess Clifden at the Coronation of George V and Queen Mary on the 22nd June 1911, consisting of; a red velvet overskirt (which leaves the front open so showing the underskirt of lace - a modern addition made for display purposes) embroidered with gold wire and trimmed with fur; a red velvet bodice, similarly embroidered and trimmed with fur, with front lace panel; a red velvet train trimmed with fur and attached to the shoulders of the bodice; and a small ermine cape with four gold wire tassels on the back (the two from the right shoulder are missing).
Provenance
Worn by the Viscountess Clifden at the Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary on the 22nd June 1911. acquired during transfer when the house was given to the National Trust by the 7th Viscount Clifden.