Lord KITCHENER OF KHARTOUM

EMPIRE MAKERS

Woven on Silk:-

ribbon with words:-
KHARTOUM TO PRETORIA.

Printed at top of card:-

EMPIRE MAKERS.

Printed at bottom of card:-

WOVEN IN PURE SILK
LORD KITCHENER OF KHARTOUM.

REGISTRATION APPLIED FOR.

Card-mount:
17.7cm deep by 14.0cm wide

silk:
10.0cm high by 6.3cm wide

by Geoffrey Godden:
This portrait silk is one of the 'Empire Makers' series issued in 1900, and it has the group title printed near the top of the card mount. The career of this military hero is given in outline on so 344, where the Stevens versions are discussed and illustrated.

Other comments:
This silk is the Grant number 115.

The 'EMPIRE MAKERS' silks comprise:

Field Marshal Lord Roberts, V.C. [go260]

General Sir Redvers Buller, V.C. [go116]

Baden-Powell [go64]

Lord Kitchener of Khartoum. [image above]

rear printed lable for this Grant silk portrait

rear printed label for this Grant silk portrait.

Reference Number:-	Godden Number:-	Sprake Number:-
go 240	982	Sprake did not record any Grants

Words:	Woven on Silk:- ribbon with words:- KHARTOUM TO PRETORIA. Printed at top of card:- EMPIRE MAKERS. Printed at bottom of card:- WOVEN IN PURE SILK LORD KITCHENER OF KHARTOUM. REGISTRATION APPLIED FOR.
Size:	Card-mount: 17.7cm deep by 14.0cm wide silk: 10.0cm high by 6.3cm wide
Comments:	by Geoffrey Godden: This portrait silk is one of the 'Empire Makers' series issued in 1900, and it has the group title printed near the top of the card mount. The career of this military hero is given in outline on so 344, where the Stevens versions are discussed and illustrated. Other comments: This silk is the Grant number 115. The 'EMPIRE MAKERS' silks comprise: Field Marshal Lord Roberts, V.C. [go260] General Sir Redvers Buller, V.C. [go116] Baden-Powell [go64] Lord Kitchener of Khartoum. [image above] rear printed label for this Grant silk portrait.