21st His Majesty George the IV The figure of
his Majesty wearing the orders of the Garter Bath
and Guelph was modelled from life, the Robe
complete in evry respect worn by his Majesty
was that used in the Procession to Westminister
Abbey And measured seven yards long by three
wide, it was borne by nine eldest sons of Peers.
The robe placed on your extreem right, under
the looking glass, was used at the opening of
Parliament that on your left similarly placed
was the purple, or imperial Robe, used on his
Magesty' return from the Abbey. The three
robes contain five hundred & sixty seven feet of
8th The Queen Dowager in a Court Dress
9thEspartero, late regent of Spain uniform Spanish general
10thLouis Philippe king of the French in the costumes
of the national worn by himself
11thComodore Napier As an Admiral.
12 Lord John Russel
13th Mehemet Ali in a Turkish costume
14 Charles XIV. King of Sweeden And Norway
uniform of the Sweedish Guard
15thThe Marquis of Anglesea uniform of a Hussar
16 Sir Robert Peel Bart.
17 Lord Hill Late Commander-In Chief
in the uniform of an English General
18thMarquis of Wellesley brother to the duke of
wellington in the cloths & orders worn by
him at the court of George the IV.
19th Lord Palmerston
20th H R H The Late Princes Augusta in the
actual dress she wore at the coronation of
Queen Victoria
SECOND GROUP
21st His Majesty George the IV The figure of
his Majesty wearing the orders of the Garter Bath
and Guelph was modelled from life; the Robe
complete in evry respect worn by his Majesty
was that used in the Procession to Westminister
Abbey and measured seven yards long by three
wide, it was borne by nine eldest sons of Peers.
The robe placed on your extreem right, under
the looking glass, was used at the opening of
Parliament that on your left similarly placed
was the purple, or imperial Robe, used on his
Magesty' return from the Abbey. The three
robes contain five hundred & sixty seven feet of
"Journal (January 1, 1845 – December 31, 1846)," June 24, 1845, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 25, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/z4q