Livery collar

A livery collar or chain of office is a collar or heavy chain, usually of gold, worn as insignia of office or a mark of fealty or other association in Europe from the Middle Ages onwards. One of the best-known livery collars is the Collar of Esses, which has been in continuous use in the United Kingdom since the 15th century. Various forms of livery were used in the Middle Ages to denote attachment to a great person by friends, servants, and poli... more

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