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image courtesy of Austin Sprake from his book Stevengraphs |
| Reference Number:- | Sprake Number:- | Godden Number:- |
| so 264 | 109 | 107a |
| Words: | Woven on silk:-
Printed at bottom of card-mount:- |
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| Size: | Card-mount:
cm deep by cm wide silk: | |||
| Comments: |
by Sprake:
by Godden:
Frederick (or Friedrich) III was first depicted as 'Kronprinz Friedrick Wilhelm', to quote from the woven title on the example shown on the image of the Stevens presentation volume [so260]. A later silk shows Friedrich III after he had succeeded to the German throne in March 1888. This very rare subject is found on card-mount of type C. The title FRIEDRICH III was first listed on label 23+27+2 of 1888, but the silk seems to have been made mainly for the continental market. It is included on the Franz Drahne German back-label.
Other comments:
The title first appears on label 23+27+2, of March or April 1888, as Friedrick III.
The printing of the label above is also not typical of Stevens, and it is possible this card-mount was printed on the continent.
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