Focus on this artwork and discuss the Making.
The dress, which was  ordered in October 1952, took eight months of research, design and workmanship to make.
Its intricate embroidery required many hours of diligent work by the dressmakers. The silk used to make the gown was obtained from Lady Hart Dyke's silk farm at Lullingstone Castle. The dress required the efforts of at least three dressmakers, six embroideresses and the Royal School of Needlework, responsible for the embroidery worked in gold bullion thread. The Robe of State of Crimson Velvet, which was attached to the shoulders of the gown, was hand-woven by Warners of Braintree, Essex, using Lullingstone Castle silk and made by Messrs. Ede & Ravenscroft of Chancery Lane, London.
Braintree, Essex Lullingstone Castle Lady Hart Dyke Royal School of Needlework Ede & Ravenscroft Velvet Chancery Lane