A cloth of silver stole, elaborately embroidered in gold thread and sequins with crowns, the national flowers of England, Scotland and Ireland and trails of oak and laurel leaves, with heavy gold bullion fringe.

During the coronation the monarch is invested with a number of symbolic objects. The stole, a garment traditionally associated with priestly robes, acts as a reminder of the divine nature of kingship. George IV’s stole is heavily embroidered with oak leaves, a common motif for Britain in the early nineteenth century.