


Who made the Peacock dress?
Who made the dress?

Who wore the Peacock dress?
The Peacock dress was commissioned and worn by the American-born Vicereine of India, Lady Mary Curzon. Born in Chicago in 1870, Mary was the daughter of Levi Leiter, partner in the Marshall Field retail empire. As a debutante she was a resounding success, and after...
Why was the Peacock dress made?
The coronation celebrations held in Britain in 1902-3 for the new King Edward VII were reflected in an elaborate spectacle created by Lord Curzon in India, then part of the British Empire. Photographer James Ricalton says in The Underwood Travel Library: Stereoscopic...