Princess Maria Klavdievna Tenisheva
Posted to the Alexander Palace Time Machine Discussion Forum by bednayaliza on 9 December 2009; sepia tone removed by gogm.
This image and the last one show how leg-o-mutton sleeves were adapted to day wear by the usual way of covering up the arms and bringing the neckline up to throat height. Her dress appears to have decorated rever-like panels surrounding a plainer center section.
Keywords: Princess Maria Tenisheva, Tenishev family, Princess, Russian, curly coiffure, high enclosing neckline, epaulettes, tight leg-o-mutton sleeves, revers, stomacher, necklace, earrings