Lady of the Northern Court

She stands in silence, carrying the weight of place, memory, and lineage. Draped in a grand court gown of red and white silk, her presence is not patriotic spectacle but quiet inheritance — a figure shaped by long winters, strong roots, and the dignity of restraint. The powdered skin, wind-shaped fontange, and tarnished maple brooch place her among the Women of the Court, where each woman represents a house, a history, and the land that formed her.

Behind her, a faded banner softens into shadow, as if time itself has worn it thin. She does not perform pride; she embodies it — steady, somber, and enduring.

This piece belongs to the Women in Court series within Ancestors Tavern, where heritage is preserved not as celebration, but as memory held in stillness.