Lady Caroline is shown wearing a typical evening dress. The brooch is pinned high enough to suggest it is pinned to a modesty piece.
Keywords: 1840, Mole, Caroline Amelia Gordon-Lennox, Caroline Amelia Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough, Gordon-Lennox family, Ponsonby family, Countess, British, neo-hurluberlu coiffure, chemise, modesty piece, brooch, off shoulder straight neckline, fitted bodice, pleated bertha, off shoulder vee décolletage, elbow length sleeves, flared cuffs, lace-edged engageantes, order bows, jeweled bodice ornament, close over-skirt