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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]

  • Creator

    Stevens, Thomas, 1828–1888

  • 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 Manuscripts
    Acq 2018.18.37
    Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David M. Doret, Yale BA 1968 and Linda G. Mitchell
    Accessible in the Study Room [Request]

  • Copyright Status

    Copyright Not Evaluated

  • 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. | Textiles.

  • Contributors

    Welch & Lenton

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