1886~, Coventry

1886~, Coventry

Identifier
CIRC.346-1976
Carried out by
Stevens, Thomas (http://data.silknow.org/activity/designer)
Collection
Technique
Depiction
Dimension
17.9 cm (length)
13.7 cm (width)
Production time
Production place
Type of object

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.