[Queen Victoria. (1819–1901]

[Silk Kerchief] 1897 Commemorative of the 60 years reign of Queen Victoria

Printed silk. 345 x 340 mm [13.5 x 13.5 inches]. Some faint staining and bleeding of colors, but mostly in vibrant and fine condition. Attractively mounted on gray linen and framed under acrylic.

A commemorative silk square for the celebration of Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee, the central image depicting the coronation of the queen on June 28, 1838. 

Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and the first Empress of India of the British Raj from 1 May 1876, until her death, at 63 years and 7 months, her reign as the Queen lasted longer than that of any other British monarch until the most recent Queen, and until then, was also the longest of any female monarch in history. Her reign is known as the Victorian era, and was a period of industrial, cultural, political, scientific, and military progress within the United Kingdom. (21678)


Dance
Classical Music
Opera
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Ephemera