Book  (1995)  Page(s) 180.  Includes photo(s).

Book  (Nov 1994)  Page(s) 67.  
 
William Lobb ('Duchesse d'Istrie') Laffay (France) 1855. The 'Old Velvet' Moss. Description. Thomas says, An amazing piece of colour. The freshly opened blooms, large and semi-double with muddled centres, have petals of dark crimson-purple with pale lilac-pink reverses; they fade the next day to a uniform lavender grey... culture notes and recommends an example at Kiftsgate Court...

Book  (Nov 1993)  Page(s) 26-27.  Includes photo(s).
 
('William Lobb', 'Old Velvet Moss')... with very deep purple-crimson flowers that fade to lavender as they age. It's a superbly dressed rose because the effect is exactly that of a soft, luxurious garment made of old velvet, unfurling to give just a hint of the slightly lighter reverse of the petals when all is revealed.

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 641.  
 
William Lobb Moss, dark crimson-purple, reverse lilac-pink, fading to grayish lavender, 1855, ('Duchesse d'Istrie'; 'Old Velvet Moss'); Laffay. Description.

Book  (Feb 1993)  Page(s) 75.  Includes photo(s).

Book  (1993)  Page(s) 67.  Includes photo(s).

Book  (1993)  Page(s) 81.  Includes photo(s).
 
[Listed under Moss Roses] ('William Lobb', "Old Velvet Moss') A tall Damask Moss with a quarter China. Description. Laffay (France) 1855. Summer flowering. Height: 10 ft. Well scented.

Photographed at Hidcote Manor, Gloucestershire

Article (magazine)  (1988)  Page(s) 31.  
 
[Colour description according to the CIELAB colour space (petal inside): L* = Lightness, a* = red-green axis, b* = yellow-blue axis]
'William Lobb' (Laffay, 1855; carmine to slate), L* 33, a* 56-57, b* -9

Book  (1988)  Page(s) 66.  Includes photo(s).

Website/Catalog  (1982)  Page(s) 40.  
 
William Lobb (Moss).’Old Velvet Moss’.  A fairly vigorous shrub needing some support. Heavily mossed buds opening to large purple-magenta blooms. 1855 (S) 6 x 6’.