| Reference Number:- | Godden Number:- | Sprake Number:- |
| go 142 | 1036 | Sprake did not list any Grants |
| Words: | Woven on Silk:-
Printed at top of card:- Printed at bottom of card:- |
| Size: | Card-mount:
18.6cm deep by 13.3cm wide silk: |
| Comments: | by Godden: This early Grant silk, which was first issued in 1885, bears the Grant name and address printed on the card-mount, below the portrait. Some examples have an outline of Gladstone's career printed on the back-label; others have the normal label listing the available silks. The portraits of Gladstone are of two main types with slight variations - mainly in the colouring of the flowers below the silk (which are completely missing on some early examples) - and may be found in two sizes. The standard version is shown above. The earlier black-and-white version (§1036a) is of small size, some 31/4 inches high, and the printed title on the card-mount reads 'Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Esq., M.P.'. With some examples of this rare small-size silk, Mr Gladstone is shown facing half right (§1036b), not the usual half left (see go148). The Stevens firm also produced portrait silks depicting Gladstone.
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