 Princess Charlotte was the little-known daughter of George IV and a cousin of Queen Victoria; she died tragically young in childbirth. Tradition has it that this sumptuous example of Regency dress-making was made for Princess Charlotte on her first engagement in 1814. |  |
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Extremely costly and covered with hundreds of tiny three-dimensional bellflowers, this dress exemplifies the technical excellence of London's dress-makers in this period. The dress needed 600 hours of conservation work and is so fragile it may never be shown in public again. |
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