Grant Silk Woven Portrait

by Godden:
This Grant silk was one of the 'Empire Makers' series of 1900-01, and its general title is printed near the top of the card mount. The portrait is very similar to the rare first version of the Stevens portrait with the long face [(so436 on this site]. An outline of Roberts' career is also given on this same page.

This portrait also occurs in postcard form with the woven inscription 'For Queen & Country' [see gc168 on this site].

Other comments:

This silk is the Grant number 113.

The 'EMPIRE MAKERS' silks comprise:
Field Marshal Lord Roberts, V.C. [image above]
General Sir Redvers Buller, V.C. [go66 on this site]
Lord Kitchener of Khartoum. [go164 on this site]
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 204	937	Sprake did not list any Grants

Words:	Printed at top of card:- EMPIRE MAKERS. Woven on Silk:- FOR QUEEN AND COUNTRY Printed at bottom of card:- WOVEN IN PURE SILK Field Marshal LORD ROBERTS, V.C.
Size:	Card-mount: cm deep by cm wide silk: cm high by cm wide
Comments:	by Godden: This Grant silk was one of the 'Empire Makers' series of 1900-01, and its general title is printed near the top of the card mount. The portrait is very similar to the rare first version of the Stevens portrait with the long face [(so436 on this site]. An outline of Roberts' career is also given on this same page. This portrait also occurs in postcard form with the woven inscription 'For Queen & Country' [see gc168 on this site]. Other comments: This silk is the Grant number 113. The 'EMPIRE MAKERS' silks comprise: Field Marshal Lord Roberts, V.C. [image above] General Sir Redvers Buller, V.C. [go66 on this site] Lord Kitchener of Khartoum. [go164 on this site] Baden-Powell [go32 on this site] rear printed label for this Grant silk portrait.

Field Marshal LORD ROBERTS, V.C.