George IV: Art & Spectacle

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JOHN MEYER

George IV's Coronation Stole

1821

RCIN 62953

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.

Supplied in 1821
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