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STEVENGRAPH, GRANT AND OTHER
VICTORIAN SILK

 
3 October 2008 Brocklehurst-Whiston silks Mary Brittan, UK, has kindly sent me images of the previously missing silk pictures recorded on this site.
With the exception of the 1992 Pandas silk, there now exists an excellent quality image of all known woven Brocklehurst-Whiston (BWA) silks on this site. These can now all be found on the BWA page.
 
16 August 2008 Stevens Bookmarks Georg Hartong has kindly sent me an image of the following Stevens bookmark:
sb280 - A tribute of affection (words in centre with band of decoration above & below) (excellent quality image)
Wayne Gebhardt, USA has kindly sent me an image of the following Stevens bookmark:
sb1440 - Morning hymn / Awake my soul, and with the sun (excellent quality image)
 
  Stevens Portraits Mrs G Buckingham, Guernsey has very kindly sent me the following images of Stevens' Portrait silks:
so405 - Osborne, John (cream jacket with black sash) (excellent quality image)
so596 - Wood, C. (cream jacket and cap, no woven signature) (excellent quality image)
 
  John Caldicott silks Georg Hartong has also sent me the following image of a John Caldicott silk bookmark:
oca44 - Bookmark: (large space) We praise thee O God (excellent quality image)
 
The following bookmark image has also been added:
oca40 - Bookmark: We praise thee O God (reasonable quality image)
 
  Brocklehurst-Whiston silks John Sykes, UK has kindly sent me the following image of a BWA silk picture:
obk68 - Silk of Gawsworth Old Rectory - 1963 (excellent quality image)
 
  Welch & Lenton Bookmark Alan Dutton, Great Britain has kindly sent me the following image of a Welch & Lenton silk bookmark:
owe88 - A HAPPY BIRTHDAY / MAY SUCCESS . . (excellent quality image)
 
  Bollans Bookmark The following image of a Bollans silk bookmark has been added to the existing catalogue:
obo368 - (house) / Home Sweet Home with music and two verses (reasonable quality image)
 
16 July 2008 Stevens Bookmarks Beryl Kenyon de Pascual, Spain, has very kindly donated an image of a previously unrecorded Stevens bookmark, being sb1462 - My dear mother / What'er my lot in life.
 
  Stevens Portraits

Godden apparently did not have available the silk he recorded as "Leopold of Bavaria", and relied on the title listed on Stevens' advertising. I have now seen the actual silk, and the image is not of Leopold, but of his father, Luitpold. The catalogue of this site has now been corrected accordingly, as so364 - Luitpold - Prinz-Regent von Bayern (excellent quality image)

Godden included photographs of several pages from the Stevens Family album. On plate 164 of his book, was an unidentified portrait, which Godden identified with a later manuscript change as that of Alexander II. This title has now been added as so14 - Alexander II, Czar of Russia.

Godden also included a second unidentified portrait on plate 165 which he later identified as that of the Czar's son, Alexander III. This title has now been added as so15 - Alexander III, Czar of Russia.

New images have been added to:
so100 - Bismark, Prince (excellent quality image)
so252 - Franz Josef of Austria (older man - two crossed flags) (excellent quality image)
so584 - Windthorst, Ludwig (excellent quality image)

 
  John Caldicott silks Georg Hartong has again very kindly provided me with a number of images, this time of John Caldicott silk bookmarks. These include:-
oca4 - Bookmark: I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD (registered 18 February 1862) (excellent quality image)
oca8 - Bookmark: All generations shall call me blessed (registered 11 April 1862) (excellent quality image)
oca12 - Bookmark: (shield) / SHAKSPEARE / portrait / BIRTH PLACE OF THE IMMORTAL BARD (registered 16 April 1862) (excellent quality image)
oca16 - Bookmark: SHAKSPEARE / (portrait) / BIRTH PLACE OF THE IMMORTAL BARD (excellent quality image)
oca20 - Bookmark: ENGLAND'S HOPE / (portrait) / PRINCE ALBERT EDWARD / PRINCESS ALEXANDRA (registered 11 October 1862) (excellent quality image)
oca32 - Bookmark: HER ROYAL HIGHNESS / THE PRINCESS ALICE (excellent quality image)
 
And the following silk portrait:-
oca208 - Portrait: Her Majesty Queen Victoria (excellent quality image)
 
25 May 2008 R.S. Cox & Co. Silks A previously un-recorded silk, Panel with words of Lord's Prayer (dated 1862) has been added to the Cox catalogue, as oco4.
 
  Stevens Bookmarks Bookmark sb1228 - Love's emblem has been changed to (flowers) / Love's emblem to reflect that there is another previously unrecorded bookmark with the proper title of sb1227 - Love's emblem
 
  Stevens Portraits A new image has been added to:
so172 - Cannon, Tom (blue & yellow hoops, yellow cap, with signature) (good quality image)
so296 - Gladstone, Rt. Hon. W.E., M.P. (facing half right, with flowers) (excellent quality image)
so312 - (Grace, W.G. Dr.) "W.G." (good quality image)
so316 - Harrison, B (excellent quality image)
so380 - Madonna and Child (reasonable quality image)
so386 - Mater Dolorosa (with heart above image) (excellent quality image)
so416 - Parnell, Charles Stewart, M.P. (with harp and shamrock) (good quality image)
so472 - Souvenir of The Wild West (Buffalo Bill) (excellent quality image)
so476 - Stanley, H.M. (good quality image)
so488 - Stephenson, George (with 'Past' woven at the top, and 'Present' & newer train woven at the bottom) (good quality image)
so504 - Victoria, Her Majesty Queen (facing left - woven above portrait 'Victoria Queen of an Empire on which the sun never sets') (excellent quality image)
so540 - Wales, H.R.H. The Prince of (facing left, anchor & four ships beneath portrait) - future George V (excellent quality image)
so568 - Wilhelm I, (of Germany) (excellent quality image)
so572 - Wilhelm II, of Germany (young man) (excellent quality image)
so608 - York, H.R.H. The Duchess of Cornwall & - future Queen Mary (reasonable quality image)
 
  Grant Bookmarks Previously unrecorded bookmark titles continue to be discovered, and then added to this web site listing. The latest addition is:
gb635 - God Save The Queen / (portrait) / Victoria VR
 
15 March 2008 John Rogers Georg Hartong, The Netherlands has kindly provided me with an image of a silk ribbon manufactured by John Rogers, Coventry, and this manufacturer has previously not been recorded anywhere.
At about the same time, I also received an image of a second silk, also manufactured by John Rogers, and both these titles are now recorded on this web site:
oro4 - Ribbon with words 'His Holiness Pope Pius IX . . .' (excellent quality image)
oro8 - Ribbon with words 'Saint Patrick - Pray For Us' (excellent quality image)
 
  Stevens Bookmarks Paul Singer, of www.militarysilks.co.uk has provided me with excellent examples of two Stevens royal favours, neither of which were previously recorded:
sb569 - Coronation / EA (favour with image of Queen Alexandra and King Edward VII, but no names) (excellent quality image)
sb960 - H.M. Edward VII (favour) (excellent quality image)
 
  Grant Bookmarks Paul Singer has also provided several images of Grant military favours, none of which were previously recorded. One is the South Africa Victory silk, which includes the names of seven generals. Paul could provide images of only three of these however, so presumably the remaining four are yet to come to light:
gb500 - Field Marshall / Lord Roberts VC / (portrait) / South African Campaign / 1899 - 1900 (favour) (excellent quality image)
gb620 - General Sir R H Buller VC / (portrait) / Victory (favour) (excellent quality image)
gb1100 - Lt Colonel / Baden Powell / (portrait) / South African Campaign / 1899 - 1900 (favour) (good quality image)
gb1840 - South Africa 1899 - 1900 (favour) (good quality image)
 
15 December 2007 Stevens Bookmarks Georg Hartong, The Netherlands, has continued to very kindly donate new images, as detailed below, which have been added to the existing catalogue:-
sb1384 - May thy life be full of joy (excellent quality image)
sb1492 - New Year's auld lang syne / (wreath with words:- With good wishes) (excellent quality image)
sb1564 - Our Saviour / This do in remembrance of me (excellent quality image)
sb1618 - Psalms (full size) (excellent quality image)
sb1648 - Remember me / Remember me Oh! May your way (excellent quality image)
sb1680 - Remember the Sabbath Day (excellent quality image)
sb1932 - The Beatitudes / Blessed are the poor in Spirit (excellent quality image)
sb1952 - The compliments of the season / I send to thee a greeting (excellent quality image
sb1996 - The last rose of summer (without music) (excellent quality image)
sb2020 - The late Rev. J. G. Pike (excellent quality image)
sb2036 - The look of love (with ribbon 'Ever dearest . . ' & floral branch down left) (excellent quality image)
sb2038 - (wreath with words 'Ever dearest . .') The look of love (excellent quality image)
sb2052 - The Lord is my shepherd / I shall not want (on scroll on diamond ground) (excellent quality image)
sb2056 - The Lord is my shepherd / I shall not want (on scroll on floral ground) (excellent quality image)
sb2080 - The mutual bond / Our mutual bond (excellent quality image)
sb2096 - The power of love (excellent quality image)
sb2160 - (gothic arch) The Ten Commandments / Thou shalt have (excellent quality image)
sb2220 - To a friend / Like the evergreen so (flowers in centre) (excellent quality image)
sb2236 - (flowers) / (scroll reads: To my brother) / Dear brother from infancy (excellent quality image)
sb2268 - To my dear brother (excellent quality image)
sb2272 - To my dear cousin (excellent quality image)
sb2276 - To my dear father (excellent quality image)
sb2312 - To my friend / Of all the gifts (excellent quality image)
sb2420 - (wreath reads: 'Unchanging love' with heart) / Though absence parts us for a while (excellent quality image)
sb2432 - Vergiss Mein Nicht (excellent quality image)
sb2480 - Wishing you a happy New Year / I love little pussy (excellent quality image)
 
25 November 2007 Stevens Pictures The following new image has been added to the existing catalogue of Stevens woven silk pictures:
st628 - Ye Ladye Godiva (with poem on card mount) (excellent quality image)
 
  Grant Postcards The following image has been added to the existing Grant catalogue:
gc296 - Greetings from the Scottish Exhibition, Glasgow, 1911 (excellent quality image)
gc584 - Princes Street, Edinburgh (excellent quality image)
 
  Welch & Lenton Bookmark The following image has been added to the existing Welch & Lenton catalogue:
owe620 - THE LITTLE GLEANER / (little girl) / Not all can glean . . (excellent quality image)
owe724 - With Best Wishes with open bible, The Bible! The Bible! . . (excellent quality image)
 
  Bollans Bookmark The following improved image has been added to the existing Bollans catalogue:
obo376 - H.R.H. Princess Louise Marquis . . . married March 1871 (excellent quality image)
 
 
14 November 2007 Stevens Bookmarks Georg Hartong, The Netherlands, has continued to very kindly donate new images, as detailed below, which have been added to the existing catalogue:-
sb834 - God bless the Prince of Wales (words on scroll: Ich Dien) (excellent quality image)
sb864 - H.W. Eaton, Esq. Conservative candidate for Coventry (political favour) (excellent quality image)
sb1016 - I believe in God the Father (with gothic arch at top) (excellent quality image)
sb1144 - John Angell James / The path of the just is as the shining (excellent quality image)
sb1212 - Love / Affections fond remembrancer (excellent quality image)
sb1228 - Love's emblem (excellent quality image)
sb1288 - Many happy returns of the day / (music followed by lyrics) / Merry Words (excellent quality image)
sb1352 - May our hearts be united in love forever (excellent quality image)
sb1712 - Ride a cock horse (excellent quality image)
sb1776 - Seventh Regiment Exposition 1879 (excellent quality image)
sb1920 - The Apostle of Free Trade / (Portrait - body facing partly left) / Rt Hon John Bright, M+P (excellent quality image)
 
  Stevens Portrait The following new images have been added to the existing catalogue of Stevens portraits:
so24 - Archer, The Late Fred (black body, white sleeves, red cap) (good quality image)
so36 - Archer, The Late Fred (primrose jacket & sleeves and black cap) (good quality image)
so40 - Archer, The Late Fred (blue body, orange sleeves, blue cap) (good quality image)
so48 - Archer, The Late Fred (Royal purple with gold braid body, scarlet sleeves, black cap) (good quality image)
 
  Stevens Pictures The following new image has been added to the existing catalogue of Stevens woven silk pictures:
st536 - The Present Time (no subtitle - Lord Howe engine & 2 carriages) (reasonable quality image)
 
  Grant Bookmarks The following new title has been added to the catalogue of Grant bookmarks:
gb257 - Souvenir of the Franco British Exhibition / Shepherds Bush, London 1908 / L'Entente cordiale - man on swan
 
 
21 October 2007 Stevens Pictures Stevens produced a number of ship pictures, which are listed together under the heading "H.M.S."

A new Majestic Class Battleship title has been added to the catalogue, together with a black & white image: - st206 - H.M.S. Jupiter.

The silk picture of H.M.S. Jupiter is identical to H.M.S. Caesar, and an excellent quality colour image of st196 - H.M.S. Caesar is also added to this web site.
 

  Bollans Bookmarks

Following substantial research, many more Bollans bookmark titles than previously recorded have now been included on this web site catalogue. The catalogue now includes 110 titles, of which 30 have images.

  Welch & Lenton Bookmarks

Following substantial research, many more Welch & Lenton bookmark titles than previously recorded have now been included on this web site catalogue. The catalogue now includes 130 titles, of which 43 have images.

  Both

Also resulting from this research, it is evident that many titles are common between Bollans and Welch & Lenton. Consequently, both catalogues have been re-numbered. When you look at these two catalogues, you will notice that both have the same number sequence, with only the letters being different, i.e. "owe" for Welch & Lenton, and "obo" for Bollans.

 
23 September 2007 Stevens Bookmarks Georg Hartong, The Netherlands, has very kindly donate new images, as listed below, which includes the following previously un-recorded new title which has now been added to the catalogue:-
sb584 - D. Adamson Esq (excellent quality image)

The following images from Georg have been added to the existing catalogue:-
sb48 - A birthday greeting / Many Happy Returns (excellent quality image)
sb88 - A / Birth / Day / Wish / May thy life be one summer (excellent quality image)
sb248 - A merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you (excellent quality image)
sb324 - A wish / The Lord watch (excellent quality image)
sb424 - Birthday / (flowers, with words beneath: Love's offering) / Many Happy Returns (excellent quality image)
sb480 - Captain H.R.H. Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (excellent quality image)
sb544 - Collect / Blessed Lord who hast caused (excellent quality image)
sb602 - Die besten wunsche zum heutigen tage (with cross) (excellent quality image)
sb612 - Dr. Guthrie (excellent quality image)
sb640 - Ecce Agnus Dei (two floral designs at bottom: pointed end) (excellent quality image)
sb656 - England's welcome to the Princess Alexandra (excellent quality image)
sb736 - (ribbon over wreath with words: 'Forget me not') / Dost thou think I can forget the (not set out in verses) (excellent quality image)
sb784 - Forget me not / Time cannot change (excellent quality image)
sb808 - From your friend (excellent quality image)
sb836 - God is good (excellent quality image)
sb940 - He that gathereth in summer is a wise son (scroll reads:- 'The little busy bee') (excellent quality image)
sb992 - Hope at all times (excellent quality image)

 


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