The Mersey Tunnel Railway
Thomas Stevens (Foleshill 1828 - London 1888)
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper, Silk, Wood
Measurements
160 x 225 mm
Place of origin
Coventry
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1338404
Summary
Silk picture, Stevengraph,entitled ‘ The Mersey Tunnel Railway’ by Thomas Stevens (Foleshill 1828 - London 1888).Wooden frame painted gold with silk woven scene of the Mersey Tunnel Railway showing ships and steamers above with steam freight train below. Beneath picture, printed - 'Woven in pure silk by Thos. Stevens, Stevengraph works Coventry'. Cardboar mount. Original paper advertisement on the reverse showing the different silk pictures available and illustration of the factory
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Marks and inscriptions
Woven in pure silk by Thos. Stevens, Coventry
Makers and roles
Thomas Stevens (Foleshill 1828 - London 1888), stevengraph manufacturer