Small antique Stevengraph woven silk picture - The Last Lap - penny-farthing bicycle racing.
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: 9.25 x 6.5 inches;
Size of textile aperture: 6 x 2 inches.
Weight: 309g (allow 1 kg once packed).
Condition commensurate with age - various superficial marks & scratches and some water marks but all part of its charm and character.
Priced accordingly.
Small antique Stevengraph woven silk picture - The Last Lap - penny-farthing bicycle racing.
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: 9.25 x 6.5 inches;
Size of textile aperture: 6 x 2 inches.
Weight: 309g (allow 1 kg once packed).
Condition commensurate with age - various superficial marks & scratches and some water marks but all part of its charm and character.
Priced accordingly.
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