3-086-601 - Ware in the World/Heritage Images

Woman at a loom weaving cloth for the state robes to be worn at the coronation of Elizabeth II, 1953. Weaving velvet for the coronation robe, Braintree, Essex. Expert weaver '...Mrs Hilda Carver has been working on the hand loom since 1914.' Warner & Sons, who had more than 50 years' experience producing textiles for coronation ceremonies, supplied the fabrics for the coronation on 2 June 1953.