Antique Victorian Stevengraph woven silk picture - Called to the Rescue - Heroism at Sea - lifeboat scene

£120.00

Antique Victorian Stevengraph woven silk picture - Called to the Rescue - Heroism at Sea - lifeboat scene.

English, circa 1880.

Stevengraphs are small Jacquard-woven silk pictures made by Thomas Stevens of Coventry.

“Woven in silk by Thomas Stevens, Inventor and Manufacturer, Coventry and London (Registered)”.

Stevens developed the technique out of Coventry’s ribbon-weaving industry; his scenic silk pictures appeared commercially from 1879.

Glazed with gilt frame.

Size of frame: 11 x 8 inches;

Size of textile aperture: 6 x 2 inches.

Weight: 479g (allow 2 kg volumetric weight once packed).

Condition commensurate with age - various superficial marks & scratches but all part of its charm and character.

Priced accordingly.

Antique Victorian Stevengraph woven silk picture - Called to the Rescue - Heroism at Sea - lifeboat scene.

English, circa 1880.

Stevengraphs are small Jacquard-woven silk pictures made by Thomas Stevens of Coventry.

“Woven in silk by Thomas Stevens, Inventor and Manufacturer, Coventry and London (Registered)”.

Stevens developed the technique out of Coventry’s ribbon-weaving industry; his scenic silk pictures appeared commercially from 1879.

Glazed with gilt frame.

Size of frame: 11 x 8 inches;

Size of textile aperture: 6 x 2 inches.

Weight: 479g (allow 2 kg volumetric weight once packed).

Condition commensurate with age - various superficial marks & scratches but all part of its charm and character.

Priced accordingly.