1886~, Coventry

1886~, Coventry

Identificador
CIRC.346-1976
Llevada a cabo por
Stevens, Thomas (http://data.silknow.org/activity/designer)
Colección
Técnica
Motivos
Dimensión
17.9 cm (length)
13.7 cm (width)
Siglo
Lugar de producción
Tipo de objeto

Description

Stevengraph picture 'Fred Archer' woven in silk and mounted on card, designed and made by Thomas Stevens, Coventry, ca. 1886 Stevengraph picture woven in silk and mounted on card. With a portrait of jockey Frederick James Archer (1857-1886). He is wearing Lord Falmouth's racing colours consisting of a black jacket with white sleeves and red cap against a shaded white background. There is a facsimile of Archer's signature below on the right. On a beige mount inscribed 'The Late Fred. Archer' and 'Woven in pure silk by T. Stevens, Coventry' On the back of the mount is a long and detailed biographical note on Mr Archer.