The regalia that was used as a print and later a novena cover, the ensemble was probably a Trajes and Bordado en Oro
Last Sunday morning I went to the Shrine of the Virgin of Caysasay to ask of some pattern of Her dress. While waiting for the dress, I ask the Camarera what happen to the old regalia's of the Image, she then replied that the old ones are lock and was not allowed to be seen by the masses if they want to, the only ones that are available are the new ones which are less intricate than the old. Somehow this made me feel sorry for the regalia's, some might have survived the War since the Shrine was only damage by the earthquake of 1942 and was spared by the bombing of Lemery. These dresses are valued not by money but by the painstakingly work that was laid on them by the Burdaderas.One of those dress was drawn and printed in 1888 and was used as a cover for the 1950's novena and estampia's.
The Shrine somehow wanted to have a small museum to house these dresses, yet having no location or money the built it.
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