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THE EARL OF WESTMORLAND'S CORONATION ROBES AN IMPORTANT TUNIC, PAIR OF TROUSERS AND GEORGE IV SILVER-GILT EARL'S CORONET

THE CORONET WITH MARK OF ROBERT GARRARD, LONDON, 1820

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THE EARL OF WESTMORLAND'S CORONATION ROBES
AN IMPORTANT TUNIC, PAIR OF TROUSERS AND GEORGE IV SILVER-GILT EARL'S CORONET
THE CORONET WITH MARK OF ROBERT GARRARD, LONDON, 1820
The coronet of typical form, mounted in ermine and red velvet and with a central gilt and silver thread tassel, marked on side; the tunic and trousers each of cream silk decorated with gold and silver threads and with applied gilt appliques, contained in a fitted case with two handles and a brass plaque inscribed The Rt Honble Earl Westmorland Coronation Robes'
the coronet 10 in. (25.4 cm.) diameter (3)

Provenance

John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland (1759-1841)

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Lot Essay

The costumes worn by the participants in the procession were one of the most notable aspects of the coronation of George IV. George, with a personal interest in costume, had taken the idea for the costumes from the Emperor Napoleon's coronation, but looked at earlier historical sources for the designs. He derived inspiration from the costumes worn at the Tudor and Stuart courts of the late 16th and 17th centuries.

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