Grant Silk Woven Portrait - go228

by Geoffrey Godden:
This very rare Grant silk portrait is mentioned in the 1885 and 1886 back-labels but it is not included in later labels. I have yet to trace a copy of the subject - one of the few Grant portraits not found also in the Thomas Stevens range. General Charles George Gordon (born in 1833) was killed at Khartoum in January 1885.
This silk was of large size and originally priced at 2s.

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. Whilst there is not a great deal of similarity to this Gladstone silk, there is enough to also reinforce this silk portrait of Gordon 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, shown above as go228, and

Lord Randolph Churchill, recorded as go162.

Reference Number:-	Godden Number:-	Sprake Number:-
go 228	941	Sprake did not record any Grants

Words:	Woven on Silk:- {ribbon with words:} Soudan KHARTOUM. Egypt 1884 C. G. GORDON. Printed at bottom of card:-
Size:	Card-mount: cm deep by cm wide silk: 21.2cm high by 12.3cm wide
Comments:	by Geoffrey Godden: This very rare Grant silk portrait is mentioned in the 1885 and 1886 back-labels but it is not included in later labels. I have yet to trace a copy of the subject - one of the few Grant portraits not found also in the Thomas Stevens range. General Charles George Gordon (born in 1833) was killed at Khartoum in January 1885. This silk was of large size and originally priced at 2s. 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. Whilst there is not a great deal of similarity to this Gladstone silk, there is enough to also reinforce this silk portrait of Gordon 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, shown above as go228, and Lord Randolph Churchill, recorded as go162.

C. G. Gordon