3-102-202 - Ware in the World/Heritage Images

Red velvet and ermine robes, c1953. For male peers, the Coronation robe is a cloak of crimson velvet extending to the feet, open in the front (with white silk satin ribbon ties) and trailing behind. Attached to the robe is a cape and collar of miniver pure (an unspotted white fur); the rank of the peer is indicated by rows of 'ermine tails (or the like)' on the miniver cape.