Archduchess Maria Christina's open robe is lavishly decorated with
lace, bows, and diamonds. She wears a corsage of jewels on the right side of her bodice
and a series of diamond ornaments down the center of her bodice. The revers
are just bands - of jewels. The bows on her sleeves and bodice have jeweled
centers. An order with a crucifix in it is located below her jewel corsage,
almost lost. She wears other impressive diamonds in and below her choker bow
and suspended from her girandole earrings. Diamonds in her hair finish off her
magnificent presentation.
Keywords: Archduchess Maria
Christina, Archduchess, Princess, Habsburg family, Wettin family, straight
coiffure, hair jewelry, scoop neckline, modesty piece-bertha, revers,
stomacher, elbow length close sleeves, back-forward flared engageantes,
panniers, neck band, order bows, choker necklace, necklace, jeweled bodice
ornament, jeweled bows, bracelets, robes, fan