Ceremonial dress train
Category
Costume
Date
1911 (circa)
Materials
Ermine, Gold, Lace, Metal, Velvet
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 886172.3
Summary
A red velvet train trimmed with fur and attached to the shoulders of the bodice. Part of the 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
WWorn by the Viscountess Clifden at the Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary on the 22nd June 1911. A gift from the 8th Viscount Clifden and sent down to Lanhydrock from Highclere, Surrey, 1974 together with Duke of Cornwall's stick and a pair of wall sconces which used to be in the End Room at Lanhydrock orn by the Viscountess Clifden at the Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary on the 22nd June 1911. .