Grant Silk Woven Portrait - go162

by Geoffrey Godden:
Godden does not record this silk.

Other comments:
The silk above has been re-mounted in a new card matt, so it is unknown what words were printed on the card.

On early Grant back labels are listed the designs of "Rt. Hon. W.E. Gladstone", "General Gordon", and "Lord Randolph Churchill". The back label records "These are much larger than others", and are priced at 2 shillings; being four times the price of the usual silk portraits.
A portrait silk of Gladstone conforming to this description is recorded as go226, and with a back label, it is known to have been made by GRANT. There is a great deal of similarity to this Gladstone silk, so as to also reinforce this silk portrait of Churchill was also made by Grant.

The three GRANT portraits are recorded on this site as:

Rt. Hon. W.E. Gladstone, recorded as go226

General Gordon, recorded as go228, and

Lord Randolph Churchill, recorded above as go162.

It should be recognised though that the GORDON silk is of a different design to the other two, it might not be a GRANT at all.

Reference Number:-	Godden Number:-	Sprake Number:-
go 162	not recorded	Sprake did not record any Grants

Words:	Woven on Silk:- 1884 LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL. M.P. Printed at bottom of card:-
Size:	Card-mount: cm deep by cm wide silk: cm high by cm wide
Comments:	by Geoffrey Godden: Godden does not record this silk. Other comments: The silk above has been re-mounted in a new card matt, so it is unknown what words were printed on the card. On early Grant back labels are listed the designs of "Rt. Hon. W.E. Gladstone", "General Gordon", and "Lord Randolph Churchill". The back label records "These are much larger than others", and are priced at 2 shillings; being four times the price of the usual silk portraits. A portrait silk of Gladstone conforming to this description is recorded as go226, and with a back label, it is known to have been made by GRANT. There is a great deal of similarity to this Gladstone silk, so as to also reinforce this silk portrait of Churchill was also made by Grant. The three GRANT portraits are recorded on this site as: Rt. Hon. W.E. Gladstone, recorded as go226 General Gordon, recorded as go228, and Lord Randolph Churchill, recorded above as go162. It should be recognised though that the GORDON silk is of a different design to the other two, it might not be a GRANT at all.

Lord Randolph Churchill, M.P.