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Grant created many different silks intended for his postcards. The following index is a comprehensive listing of these, derived from Geoffrey Goddens' Stevengraphs and other Victorian silk pictures, from Chris Radley's The Woven Silk Postcard, and from information provided by members of the Stevengraph Collectors' Association.
Several of these silks however do not have a title printed on the card, nor is there a title woven into the silk itself.
These are included in general with the title attributed to them in the Grant advertising literature of the time.
In the following listing, the catalogue number given is of the postcard which bears that silk.
Postcards
A postcard is typically 51/2 inches by 31/2 inches (14.0cm by 9.0cm), with the back of the card divided in two - half for the message, and half for the address.
Christmas cards
Mr (later Alderman) and Mrs Grant used many of the postcards as their own Christmas cards. These were basically the same postcard with a ribbon through two holes on the left side which attached the card to a suitable greetings card.
These have the addition of the "-cc" suffix (for Christmas card) to the catalogue number.
Franco-British Exhibition, London, 1908
At the Franco-British Exhibition, London, 1908, these same silks were mounted into a special large sized card, with a plain green border. Each card is typically 53/4 inches by 41/4 inches (14.7cm by 11.0cm), and there is nothing printed on the back of the card.
On the front however there is the additional printed words "SOUVENIR OF THE FRANCO-BRITISH EXHIBITION, 1908".
These have the addition of the "-fb" suffix (for Franco-British) to the catalogue number.
Large cards
It would appear that after the closure of the Exhibition, Grant continued to sell the same silks in similar cards. The size and design is the same as the Exhibition silks, except for the omission of the additional words.
These have the addition of the "-lc" suffix (for large card) to the catalogue number.
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