Posted on the Alexander Palace Time Machine Discussion Forum by Kaiserin Alzbeta Sissi on 6 September 2010; spots and linear flaw in image removed with Photoshop by gogm.
Maria Alexandrovna wears a half-dome crinoline with close sleeves and the quintessential accessory of the crinoline era, a lace shawl.
Keywords: Tsaritsa Maria Alexandrovna, Hesse family, Romanov family, Tsaritsa, Russian, curly coiffure, lace headdress, high neckline, collar, epaulettes, tassels, long close sleeves, crinoline, shawl, lace