Shawl was gifted by a very famous Victoria to Horatia
A fine Indian Kashmir shawl of intricate traditional design offered in Colchester included a sewn label 'Horatia E Erskine, June 26th 1861 (Indian) from H.M. Queen Victoria'.
Horatia Elizabeth Erskine (née Seymour), styled Lady Elizabeth Erskine (1842-1922), was the daught…