Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Duchess of Sutherland

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Queen Victoria and Duchess of Sutherland Harriet Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, who were very close friends, are depicted together in this print. The Duchess was from the Howard family while her mother-in-law is notorious for forcing farmers off of their land to raise sheep. Sutherland is in the northwest corner of Scotland. Harriet was a dedicated progressive. She was also granddaughter of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. The Duchess, and subsequent Sutherland Ladies, served Queen Victoria as Mistress of the Robes.

Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Duchess of Sutherland
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The Queen's dress appears to have a double neckline. The uppermost is a scoop neckline while the dress also  appears to have an off shoulder vee neckline with a W-shaped bertha beneath it. Both Ladies appear to be wearing no jewelry.

Keywords:  Queen Victoria, Queen, British, Hanover family, Wettin family, Harriet Duchess of Sutherland, Duchess, Leveson-Gower family, Lady-in-Waiting, straight coiffure, knotted coiffure, coronet, floral headdress, veil, lace, scoop neckline, long bottom puffed sleeves, vee waistline, natiral waistline, full skirt, over-skirt, flounces, ruching, handkerchief

Jan 5, 2011 9:04 PM
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