A Marquis. The coronation robes are of red velvet, lined with white taffeta, ermine edges, and gold lace.
A Marquis. "The coronation robes are of red velvet, lined with white taffeta, four guards of ermine on the right side, and three on the left, with gold lace above each guard. His coronet of gold has pearls and strawberry leaves mixed alternately round or equal height." Handcolored copperplate from Charles Lamb's "A Book of the Ranks and Dignities of British Society" (1805).
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