Grant Silk Woven Portrait

by Godden:
This portrait silk is one of the 'Empire Makers' series issued in 1900, and it has the group title printed near the top of the card mount. The career of this military hero is given in outline on so 344, where the Stevens versions are discussed and illustrated.

Other comments:

This silk is the Grant number 115.

The 'EMPIRE MAKERS' silks comprise:
Field Marshal Lord Roberts, V.C. [go204 on this site]
General Sir Redvers Buller, V.C. [go66 on this site]
Lord Kitchener of Khartoum. [image above]
Baden-Powell [go32 on this site]

rear printed lable for this Grant silk portrait

rear printed label for this Grant silk portrait.

Reference Number:-	Godden Number:-	Sprake Number:-
go 164	982	Sprake did not list any Grants

Words:	Woven on Silk:- ribbon with words:- KHARTOUM TO PRETORIA. Printed at top of card:- EMPIRE MAKERS. Printed at bottom of card:- WOVEN IN PURE SILK
Size:	Card-mount: cm deep by cm wide silk: cm high by cm wide
Comments:	by Godden: This portrait silk is one of the 'Empire Makers' series issued in 1900, and it has the group title printed near the top of the card mount. The career of this military hero is given in outline on so 344, where the Stevens versions are discussed and illustrated. Other comments: This silk is the Grant number 115. The 'EMPIRE MAKERS' silks comprise: Field Marshal Lord Roberts, V.C. [go204 on this site] General Sir Redvers Buller, V.C. [go66 on this site] Lord Kitchener of Khartoum. [image above] Baden-Powell [go32 on this site] rear printed label for this Grant silk portrait.