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To the delight of post-Edwardian drama lovers, the city is planning to welcome an exhibit of Downton Abbey costumes at Spadina Museum in the spring.

On Tuesday, the economic development committee recommended city council approve entering into a loan agreement for up to 21 of the period pieces created for the popular UK television series, which tells the stories of a fictional aristocratic family and their servants. The deal needs political approval because the insured value of the costumes is $140,000.

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If approved, the costumes will be on display from March 10 to April 13 — the only Canadian stop, according to city officials.

Spadina Museum, in a historic manor on Spadina Road, depicts Toronto life in the 1920s and 1930s. In 2013, the house began offering public tours that connect the tales of the fictional Crawley family of Downton Abbey with the real stories of the Austin family that occupied it for three generations.