Image of Edward, Prince of Wales - future King Edward VII
the image of this silk portrait was kindly
donated by John Hartwig, USA
Image of Edward, Prince of Wales - future King Edward VII
 

H.R.H. Prince of Wales

(facing half left, no flags)

- future Edward VII


Reference Number:- Sprake Number:- Godden Number:-
so 536 STG11 150b
 
Words:
Woven on silk:-
 
 
 
 

Printed at bottom of card-mount:-
 
WOVEN IN PURE SILK BY T.STEVENS, COVENTRY. 
 
H.R.H. Prince of Wales. 
 

Size:
Card-mount:
cm deep by cm wide

silk:
cm deep by cm wide

Comments:
by Austin Sprake:
 

by Geoffrey Godden:
The Prince of Wales - who was to become King Edward VII - was born on 9 November 1841, the eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
He was created Prince of Wales as an infant, on 4 December 1841.
After the death of his mother, Queen Victoria, the coronation of King Edward VII took place in August 1902.
He died on 6 May 1910.

Three versions of this subject are found.

150 - The first, very rare, shows the full-face portrait of the Prince, with two crossed flags woven below (see so528).

150a - A perhaps slightly later version is also occasionally found, where the Prince of Wales is shown facing slightly to the left - again with two crossed flags placed below (see so532).

150b - A third version, above, does not include the two flags.

The title PRINCE OF WALES was first listed on label 22+17+2 - an example of which, in my own (i.e. Godden's) collection, is dated August 1887 - and specimens are affixed to type D card-mounts.
The title was first listed in a Stevens advertisement published in May 1887.

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