Lady Lever
LL 723
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This is a replica of the posthumous bust of Lady Lever commissioned by Lever in 1916 and exhibited at the Royal Academy that year. The original bust was paired with a bust of Lever himself. This replica was presumably intended specifically for the Lady Lever Art Gallery, nearing completion in 1919.
The bust shows Lady Lever wearing 'court dress', typically a white or cream dress with full train that was worn to attend court.