THE LAUGHING CAVALIER

Woven by Brough, Nicholson & Hall Ltd.

Reference Number:-  
obn 428  

The Laughing Cavalier
Words:

Woven at top of silk:-


AETA SVA 26
A J624

Woven at bottom of silk:-
Designed & Woven in SILK by
BROUGH, NICHOLSON & HALL Ltd. LEEK. Eng
From the original in the
Wallace Collection, by permission.

Size of Silk:

15.5 cm high by 8.6 cm wide

Comments:
by Godden:
Godden includes reference to this silk whilst discussing more modern silks

Other comments:
The silk itself is based upon the painting by Frans Hals.

The woven silk is contained within a card cover, the front of which has an opening, framed as a window, so that the actual silk can be viewed inside. The inside right hand panel has a narrative about the silk, and the rear has printed details of Brough, Nicholson & Hall.

 
view of front of card folder, showing window like opening with silk of The Laughing Cavalier mounted inside the card
 
 
 
 

View of front of cardboard sleeve,
with the actual silk seen through a
window like opening, the silk being
mounted inside the sleeve.
 
On the front of which it says:
 
a matter of texture ~

 
view of printed narrative on inside right hand panel of the card folder
 
 
 

Inside it reads

 
What is the attraction
of a woven label?
 
 
 
 
One of the great charms of an original work of art is
its texture. This is always lacking in a printed copy.
A design that is woven has texture as well as colour
which gives it an attraction in its own right. The design
on the cover is woven, and you will doubtless agree
that it is very skilfully done, but you will also notice
that it has a charm of its own, due to the interest of
the woven texture.

In an oil painting richness of colour is often obtained
by impasto, or thickness of paint. In a woven label the
same principle applies; the threads are raised and give
a brilliance of effect not possible by any other process.

 

BROUGH, NICHOLSON & HALL LTD
Incorporating Thomas Stevens (Coventry) Ltd
LEEK. STAFFS

 
view of the back of the folder, with printed BN&H name
 
 
 
 

On the back it reads:
 
 
 
 
 
BROUGH, NICHOLSON & HALL LTD.
INCORPORATING THOMAS STEVENS (COVENTRY) LTD
LEEK . STAFFS
TELEPHONE: LEEK 123
LONDON OFFICE: 3 VERE STREET, OXFORD STREET, W.1
TELEPHONE: MAYFAIR 5961

 

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This silk item was given a new catalogue number on 3 April 2010 © Peter Daws - Stevengraph-Silks