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Robes (mitre, cope, stole, rochet and morse) worn by Dr Rowan Williams on his enthronement as the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, 27 February 2003. Dr Williams was the first Welshman to lead the Anglican Communion and the first since the 13th century to be appointed from beyond the English Church.

Stole made from a long strip of pale yellow silk with cream tassels at the ends, and three yellow embroidered crosses in the centre and ends. There is a makers label on the centre of the stole on the inside which reads ‘Kilbride Vestment Makers’. The silk cloth was hand-woven by Gilbert Kilbride of Llanover.