A Fancy Head, Called Princess Caraboo Of Javasu, C.1817
by Thomas Barker
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A Fancy Head, Called Princess Caraboo Of Javasu, C.1817
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Thomas Barker
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Painting - Painting
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'Princess Caraboo' was really a cobbler's daughter from Devon called Mary Baker, who arrived one day in the spring of 1817 at Knole Park near Bristol. By speaking a made-up language and not a word of English, she convinced the lady of the house, Elizabeth Worrall, that she was a lost noblewoman from the East Indies. She stayed with the Worralls for a few months, until one day she ran away to Bath.
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January 18th, 2023
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