CALLED TO THE RESCUE

(with additional 'In Memoriam' wording)

Life boat with 10 oarsmen and 3 rescuers in a wild storm, going to a sinking boat, with additional wording 'In Memoriam' printed above silk)

the image of this picture was reproduced from the Stevengraph Collectors Association newsletter

Printed at top of card-mount:-

In Memoriam

Of the Eleven Brave Men, of the Life Boat " Elisa Adams, " who nobly sacrificed their lives while endeavouring to
rescue the Crew of the " Ocean Queen, " off Wells, October 29th, 1880.

Woven on silk:-

Printed at bottom of card-mount:-

WOVEN IN SILK BY THOMAS STEVENS, INVENTOR AND MANUFACTURER, COVENTRY AND LONDON. (REGISTERED.)

Called to the Rescue.

HEROISM AT SEA.

card-mount:
cm deep by cm wide

silk:
cm high by cm wide

by Austin Sprake:
Sprake does not record this version with over-printing.

by Geoffrey Godden:
Godden records this version with over-printing, but does not allocate it a number.

Godden adds:
This special wording may have been added only to examples sold locally at Wells or other near-by seaside towns, and such inscribed specimens could well have been sold at a premium to raise funds for the dependents of the lost men. It is highly probable that they were sold only for a brief period - perhaps for no more than a year after the event - for they are very rarely found today, although the basic subject is amongst those most commonly found.

Other comments:
The image above was copied from the Stevengraph Collectors Association newsletter, in which this silk picture appeared on several occations.

This page was created on 16 January 2018

copyright

Reference Number:-	Sprake Number:-	Godden Number:-
st 63	not recorded	recorded without number

Words:	Printed at top of card-mount:- In Memoriam Of the Eleven Brave Men, of the Life Boat " Elisa Adams, " who nobly sacrificed their lives while endeavouring to rescue the Crew of the " Ocean Queen, " off Wells, October 29th, 1880. Woven on silk:- Printed at bottom of card-mount:- WOVEN IN SILK BY THOMAS STEVENS, INVENTOR AND MANUFACTURER, COVENTRY AND LONDON. (REGISTERED.) Called to the Rescue. HEROISM AT SEA.
Size:	card-mount: cm deep by cm wide silk: cm high by cm wide
Comments:	by Austin Sprake: Sprake does not record this version with over-printing. by Geoffrey Godden: Godden records this version with over-printing, but does not allocate it a number. Godden adds: This special wording may have been added only to examples sold locally at Wells or other near-by seaside towns, and such inscribed specimens could well have been sold at a premium to raise funds for the dependents of the lost men. It is highly probable that they were sold only for a brief period - perhaps for no more than a year after the event - for they are very rarely found today, although the basic subject is amongst those most commonly found. Other comments: The image above was copied from the Stevengraph Collectors Association newsletter, in which this silk picture appeared on several occations.