Wedding Coat, ca. 1908 #antikeskleid back of jacket and skirt)

back of jacket and skirt)

a whole trousseau was made

Maria was a sister-in-law of Marie-Valerie (a daughter of Empress Sisi/Elisabeth of Austria)

The skirt is gathered at the waist and tied with a blue ribbon belt

typical of early 19th‑century workmanship

Wedding Coat, ca. 1908 #antikeskleid back of jacket and skirt)Antique Edwardian era camel colored fine wool fabric wedding coat with white raised braided ornate scrollwork soutache passementerie detailing trim dates from approximately 1908. This lavish luxurious wedding coat has a long loose fitting full tapered back drape bottom skirt style, with a small cape collar in a damask fabric, long sleeves with a flared puff at shoulders, with crochet buttons closures on the front and is fully lined in a cream satin