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1. according to a sumptuary law in 17^th-century England

2. royal garments were often repurposed

3. it is a rare fashion find

4. as it was aimed at

5. to that of the dress worn

6. one of Elizabeth’s ladies-in-waiting

7. the fabric will go

Experts at the Historical Royal Palaces have found the ‘Mona Lisa of fashion’: fabric used in a skirt once worn by Queen Elizabeth I. As the only known surviving piece of her clothing, A____________, and researchers took more than a year to determine its royal provenance. The evidence is persuasive. The material is similar В______________by the queen in a 1602 painting known as the Rainbow Portrait; the skirt itself is obscured by a robe. The fabric features elaborate embroidery of flowers and animals and is woven with silver strands — which, C_______________, could be worn only by high-ranking royals. In addition, the material was discovered (in the form of an altar cloth) at St Faith’s Church in Bacton, Herefordshire, where Blanche Parry, D_____________, was a parishioner.

Elizabeth, who reigned from 1558 to 1603, was known for her expensive gowns. It is estimated that the fabric in question would have cost the same as three years of a laborer’s wages. Given their high value, E____________________, which might explain how the fabric became an altar cloth. The material — which measures more than 79 by 39 inches (201 by 99 cm) — will now undergo a lengthy restoration to undo a crude alteration. Once that work has been completed, F___________on display at Hampton Court Palace in Greater London.