Originally Posted by
Troglodyte
For George IV's visit to the old kilt country in 1822, the royal outfitter's records show they supplied The King with a costume consisting of 61 yards of 'Royal Sattin Plaid', 31 yards of 'Royal Plaid Velvet' and 17 1/2 yards of 'Royal Plaid Casemere'.
What was the original wording?
We would need to know if the intended meaning was a single costume consisting of that amount of fabric (which seems inconceivable) or rather that they had supplied that amount of fabric to the King.
It could have been cloth for his costume (or multiple costumes) and/or for costumes for retainers, footmen, and who knows who else.
Last edited by OC Richard; 10th June 25 at 10:14 AM.
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