The dress uses the contrast between striped silk and complementary velvet or white lace for effect.
Keywords: 1880, Francés, María de las Mercedes de Alcázar y Nero Vera de Aragón, marquesa de Coquilla, del Alcázar y Vera de Aragón family, Marquise, Spanish, straight coiffure, braided chignon, chemisette, lace collar, lace jabot, lace flared cuffs, , jacket, collar, lapels, long close sleeves, back turned cuffs, bustle, over-skirt