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Celebrate the Platinum Jubilee at with silks and fabrics from the Royal collection.

Join us on a behind the scenes tour at the Warner Textile Archive to explore the history of Warner & Sons supplying silks and velvets to royalty.

Learn about the process of making the fine fabrics for the Coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953 and how Warner & Sons pioneered the creation of Cloth
of Gold in 1902.

See silk woven for Queen Victoria, alongside the wedding dress design for Queen Mary in 1893.

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Price: £20pp
Visits last approximately 2.5 hours. Full disabled access.

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Warner Textile Archive - Behind the Scenes Tours

Type:Jubilee

Silks Way, BRAINTREE, Essex, CM7 3GB

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