Posted to the Alexander Palace Time Machine Discussion Forum by Yseult on 26 October 2009; top, right, and bottom edges fixed with Photoshop and sepia tone removed by gogm.
This is difficult to date without the rest of the bodice and some of the skirt. The neckline and cap sleeves could be 1880s. She wears a polka-dotted diaphanous over-bodice with lace lapels and lace sleeves.
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