Dalkeith

Fashion plate depicting a woman wearing a brown wasp-waisted dress with a high neck, lace inserts in the bodice and leg of mutton sleeves. Beneath is stamped ‘Messrs. Lewis and Allenby Limited/ Regent St./ London.’ Written at the top left is 'Dalkeith', and in pencil on the reverse is '6d'.
Lewis & Allenby was a famous London silk mercers which supplied silks to Queen Victoria and other members of the royal family. They established themselves on the west side of Regent Street in the 1820s and extended to Conduit Street in the 1830s. The firm was absorbed by Dickens & Jones in the early 20th century.