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Ede & Ravenscroft [London]
George III's Robe of State (Parliamentary Robe) c. 1760
Velvet, ermine, gold lace, silk satin | 104 cm (Width); 471.5 cm (Length) (length) | RCIN 75083
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A Robe of State of a waist-length cape of ermine, tied at the waist with white silk satin ribbons, a crimson velvet mantle with ermine trim, bordered by two rows of wide gold lace interspersed with narrow.
The Robe of State of George III was made by Ede & Ravenscroft. It is made up of 36 yards of crimson velvet and the decoration includes 116 yards of broad gold lace. The suit which the King originally wore does not survive and so has been recreated in this photograph (taken for the exhibition below). The original was made of cloth of gold.
Erroneously exhibited as the king's coronation robe (Robe of Estate) in Coronation Robes: Three Centuries of Splendour, Kensington Palace. The Robe of Estate does not survive in the Royal Collection.Provenance
Worn by George III at his coronation at Westminster Abbey, 22 September 1761.
Thereafter worn at State Openings of Parliament. -
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Medium and techniques
Velvet, ermine, gold lace, silk satin
Measurements
104 cm (Width); 471.5 cm (Length) (length)
Place of Production
London [Greater London]
