ɐn ɐkˈaʊnt, ɹˈɪʔn̩ sˈʌmtaɪm bᵻtwˌiːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, ʌv vˈæn mˈaɪldɚts sˌɛɹᵻmˈoʊnɪəl ˈɛntɹi ˌɪntʊ kˈaʊnti dˈʌɹəm əpˌɑːn hɪz ᵻlˈɛkʃən æz bˈɪʃəp ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɪks, ɹᵻfˈɜːz tə hˌɪm wˈɛɹɪŋ "ɐ kˈoʊt ænd wˈeɪstkoʊt ʌvðə pælˈætᵻnˌeɪt pˈɜːpəl".
An account, written sometime between 1876 and 1896, of Van Mildert's ceremonial entry into County Durham upon his election as bishop in 1826, refers to him wearing "a coat and waistcoat of the Palatinate purple".