British coronation robe

British coronation robe
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Title: British coronation robe
Description:

Studio portrait of woman wearing crown and trailing robe. Caption: "BRITISH CORONATION ROBE: This Peeress costume, one of a historic group of the British Royal Family, will be shown at a fashion tea in Abraham & Straus Restaurant tomorrow at 3 p.m. by Mrs. Doris Langley Moore, director of the British Costume Museum. This is the first American appearance of the collection. . . ."

Date: 1953
Location: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Creator: Brooklyn eagle.
More Details: Title from caption on verso.
On verso: date stamped: Jan. 15, 1953; Brooklyn Eagle stamp.
Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks.
Collection: Department Stores
Subject: Abraham & Straus.
Robes
Crowns
Institution: Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection.
Medium: Gelatin silver prints.
Photographic prints.
Portrait photographs.
Rights: Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library.
ID: DEPT 0037