The Late EARL OF BEACONSFIELD

Woven on Silk:-

Printed at top of card:-
PEACE WITH HONOUR.

Printed at bottom of card:-
W.H GRANT, MANUFACTURER, COVENTRY, AND NEW YORK.
 
WOVEN IN PURE SILK.
 
The Late Earl of Beaconsfield.

silk:
11.1cm high by 6.2cm wide

by Geoffrey Godden:
This early Grant silk portrait, first issued in 1885, is similar to the Stevens portrait listed as number §88 [see so92], (which contains the historical background). Some Grant back-labels, however, have a summary of the career of Disraeli, the Earl of Beaconsfield, while others list only the available subjects.

As with the other political portraits, variations are found - often in the colouring of the flowers under the portrait - and the subject is found in large and small sizes; in colours, originally sold at 6d each; or in black and white at 3d (§1021a). Examples normally have the Grant name and address printed on the card-mount, under the silk.

Other comments:
 
Just to demonstrate that mistakes can be made, below is a woven silk portrait of GLADSTONE inadvertently mounted in a BEACONSFIELD card matt:
 
 

error: Gladstone's portrait mounted in Beaconsfield's printed card matt: