Lady Godiva statue

Woven on Silk:-
REPRODUCED BY KIND PERMISSION OF THE CORPORATION OF COVENTRY

Printed at top of card:-
 

Printed at bottom of card:-
WOVEN BY W.H. GRANT & CO. LTD., COVENTRY
 

1933 version Card-mount: 21.0cm deep by 14.0cm wide silk: cm high by cm wide

1958 version Card-mount: 25.5cm deep by 16.5cm wide silk: 15.2cm high by 8.9cm wide

by Geoffrey Godden:
LADY GODIVA STATUE
A most imposing silk produced both before and after the Second World War. This was the first silk picture to be designed by T. D. Howes. The post-war version, adopted from the only draft to survive the bombing, differs slightly from the pre-war design.

Other comments:
This design was originally produced in 1933 by Mr Thomas Donald Howes, although in a slightly smaller size than the later 1958 version. The design shows the statue of Lady Godiva, then located in St. Mary's Hall, Coventry, with a stained glass window behind the statue.

These silks were issued both as pictures (as above) and as calendars.
The 1933 design being issued as a calendar for that year (recorded as gt233), and reissued as a 1958 calendar (recorded as gt258), in this slightly larger size.

The pictures above were issued as a silk and card with a ribbon so it could be hung on the wall. With the exception of the actual printed calendar being omitted, they are identical to the respective 1933 calendar version and 1958 calendar version.

 
reverse of the 1958 picture, showing details of Grants products, but no 1958 calendar