September 16, 2015 344 × 448 Dress, France, ca. 1865, Hand embroidered silk, taffeta, lace, steel beads and steel bead braid, Victoria & Albert, T.433&A-1976 3 Dress, France, ca. 1865, Hand embroidered silk, taffeta, lace, steel beads and steel bead braid, Victoria & Albert Museum, T.433&A-1976