Stevengraph pure silk-woven pictures

c. 1879
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Historical information

"Stevengraph" as a title was invented by Thomas Stevens and first appears on the backing paper for his bookmarks in 1876. He called his factory "The Stevengraph Works", and later referred to his woven silk pictures in the same way when they first appeared in 1879.
It is evident Stevens intended this title to include all his bookmarks, pictures, portraits and silk postcards too.In the late 1800's, the silk ribbon weavers of Coventry, England, were experiencing very difficult trading conditions due to changing fashions and cheap imports from abroad. Several weavers had already diversified into related activities, and Thomas Stevens was one of these, with his Stevengraphs.
In more modern times, the Stevengraph title (sometimes referred to as Stevensgraph) started to be applied to all woven silk items produced by other Victorian silk weavers such as Grant, Welch & Lenton, Bollans, and J & J Cash etc., and by 20th Century weavers such as Brocklehurst-Whiston (BWA).
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Registration number
cwa-org-124-2020.450
Item type
Material
Width
183 mm
Height or length
134 mm
Inscriptions and markings

1. Ye Ladye Godiva
Woven in pure silk
Then she rode forth, clothed on with chastity.
She took the tax away and built herself an everlasting name.
Tennyson
2. Pepping Tom
Woven in pure silk
Ye Peeping Tom of Coventre.

Place made
Coventry
United Kingdom
Year
Busselton Historical Society

Busselton Historical Society

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