4Ceremonial Dress: Chancellor

4 Ceremonial Dress: Chancellor

4.1 The ceremonial dress of the Chancellor is to be an ankle length robe made from black figured damask, with front facings 105mm wide at the shoulder and 130mm at the hemline and with a collar measuring approximately 340mm wide and 180mm deep at the back.

4.2 The back of the robe is to be pleated into the yoke and is to have a short train with a centre slit to knee height with sleeves that are long and fitted, closed and straight at the lower edge.

4.3 The robe is to be trimmed with gold lace of the oakleaf design as follows:

• the facings, collar, hemline and centre back slit are to be trimmed with gold lace 48mm wide;
• there is to be a diamond shaped pattern in 48mm gold lace at the top of the back slit;
• each armhole is to be a horizontal slit at the elbow with a 250mm vertical slit atop, all trimmed with 20mm gold lace with pointed edges;
• there are to be 11 gold lace bars, each 40mm wide, on each sleeve;
• the sleeve openings are to be trimmed with gold lace 20mm wide.

4.4 With this robe is to be worn either:

(a) a black velvet trencher, the crown being trimmed with gold oakleaf lace 20mm wide and a beehive gold covered button, affixed to the centre of the crown, from which hangs a gold bullion tassel 250mm in length; or

(b) a round black velvet bonnet, the edge of the brim of which is trimmed with gold ornamental braid, and a flat button, covered with gold oakleaf lace, is affixed to the centre of the crown, and the bonnet is worn with a gold cord and tassels.