A History of Coronation Dress and Jewels

Talk: Ceremony And Splendour A History Of Coronation Dress And Jewels

Clothworrkes’ Hall, London

Monday, 6th March 2023

The Creative Dimension Trust (TCDT) will host a talk on coronations in the elegant surroundings of Clothworrkes’ Hall on Monday 6th March, with Caroline de Guitaut, Deputy Surveyor of The King’s Works of Art

100% of the proceeds will go towards TCDT's fully funded workshops, taught by craft specialists, for 14-19-year-olds who wish to develop their hand skills. 

Focussing on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the lecture will explore the origins, design and evolution of Coronation dress and jewels – from richly embroidered fashionable dresses and magnificent robes to the Crown Jewels worn on these momentous and glittering occasions. The ticket price includes a glass of Fortnum & Mason champagne. 

Caroline de Guitaut is Deputy Surveyor of The King’s Works of Art at Royal Collection Trust, responsible for a collection of over 700,000 works of art including furniture, sculpture, jewellery and fashion and textiles. Curator of numerous Royal Collection exhibitions and author of accompanying catalogues, her publications include Fabergé in the Royal Collection (2003), Royal Fabergé (2011), Diamonds a Jubilee Celebration (2012), The Queen’s Coronation 1953 (2013) and Russia: Art, Royalty and the Romanovs (2018). Caroline is a trustee of the Hermitage Foundation UK and the Royal Yacht Britannia Trust.

Further details about the lecture can be found on the attached. For more information about TCDT's work with young students, please get in touch.

Time & Date

6:30pm, Monday 6th March 2023

Venue

Clothworkers’ Hall Dunster Court, London EC3R 7AH

Cost

£25 per person

(includes a glass of Fortnum & Mason champagne on arrival)

To book, please visit:

www.thecreativedimension.org/fundraising/ceremony-and-splendour