Stevens, Thomas, 1828-1888, To the memory of the illustrious prelates who suffered martyrdom in the city of Oxford in 1555-56, [not before 1862]
- Title(s):
- To the memory of the illustrious prelates who suffered martyrdom in the city of Oxford in 1555-56.
- Published/Created:
- Coventry [England] : T. Stevens manufacturer, [not before 1862]
- Physical Description:
- 1 item : black-and-white, machine-woven silk stevengraph ; silk 27 x 10 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsAcq 2018.18.37Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David M. Doret, Yale BA 1968 and Linda G. Mitchell[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/15880841
- Classification:
- Visual Materials
- Notes:
- Title from text on item.
Date of production based on a price-list of stevengraphs dated 1862 that lists the item. Additionally, Thomas Stevens began to produce stevengraphs and patent his designs in 1862.
Godden, G.A. Stevengraphs and other Victorian silk pictures, 713
Black-and-white silk stevengraph decorated with the portraits of Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, Bishop Nicholas Ridley, and Bishop Hugh Latimer, framed by decorative borders with Gothic architectural designs. There is an image of an angel in the center wearing a sash that reads "the noble army of martyrs praise thee." - Subject Terms:
- Cranmer, Thomas, 1489-1556.Latimer, Hugh, 1485?-1555.Ridley, Nicholas, 1500?-1555.
- Form/Genre:
- Embroidery (visual works)
Stevengraphs.
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