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Thursday, 27 - Monday, 31 October 2022
4 VICTORIAN STEVENGRAPH HUNTING SCENE SILK EMBROIDERIES 50x150mm EA
Current Bid $130 (22 bids, reserve met)
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Lot Details
Entitled 'the Start' etc. Note: In the mid-19th century the town of Coventry, England, was the centre of a ribbon weaving industry. In 1860 the Cobden–Chevalier Treaty was signed; this free trade treaty introduced new competition into the industry, leading to a collapse in the local economy. Thomas Stevens, a local weaver, responded by adapting the Jacquard looms used in Coventry to weave colourful pictures from silk. By 1862, Stevens could produce four different designs and by the late 1880s this had grown to over 900; they became known as "Stevengraphs", after their maker. Many of these designs were used to produce bookmarks, while others were used to make greeting cards and other silk objects.[2]
