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King George VI's Coronation Stole 1937
Cloth of gold, silk, gilt metal, silk thread embroidery | 234.0 x 21.6 cm (whole object) | RCIN 75064
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A coronation stole of cloth of gold, lined in crimson silk satin, embroidered in coloured silk floss thread with the crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick, the dove of the Holy Spirit, floral and religious emblems including roses, shamrocks, thistles and lilies; of the Dominions including the Maple of Canada, Wattle of Australia, Silver Fern of New Zealand, Protea of South Africa and Lotus of India and Ceylon; the Royal Crowns, one either side in gilt metal thread. At centre of each embroidered panel, appliquéd circle each bearing symbol; four of these at lower edge clustered at centre between embroidered emblems. At lower edge, on either side, fringe of twisted gilt metal thread.
Provenance
Worn by King George VI at his coronation at Westminster Abbey, 12 May 1937.
Placed around the King's shoulders during the Investiture and Homage, beneath the Imperial Mantle, until divesting of the Mantle before processing out of the Abbey.
The embroidery took four embroideresses two months.
Sent on loan to the Museum of London in 1954 and later returned. -
Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Cloth of gold, silk, gilt metal, silk thread embroidery
Measurements
234.0 x 21.6 cm (whole object)
21.6 cm (Width); 234 cm (Length); 5.7 cm (Width) (whole object)
Place of Production
Braintree [Essex]