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Weaving velvet for the coronation robe, Braintree, Essex, c1953. Creator: Arthur Charles Kirby Ware.

Weaving velvet for the coronation robe, Braintree, Essex, c1953. Creator: Arthur Charles Kirby Ware.

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Weaving velvet for the coronation robe, Braintree, Essex, c1953. 'Mrs Whitehead spinning bobbins.' Warner & Sons, who had more than 50 years' experience producing textiles for coronation ceremonies, supplied the fabrics for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953.

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