Souvenir of the War in South Africa

Woven on Silk:-

 

Printed on card:-

	EMPIRE				MAKERS
		FIELD-MARSHAL LORD ROBERTS, V.C.
	SIR REDVERS BULLER V.C.			LORD KITCHENER OF KHARTOUM.
		MAJOR-GENERAL BADEN POWELL.
		SOUVENIR OF THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. 1899 - 1900

Card-mount:
cm deep by cm wide

silk:
cm high by cm wide (each)

by Geoffrey Godden:
Godden does not record this title.

Other comments:
This rare titled silk comprises the individual silk portraits of the four Empire Makers, being

Field Marshal Lord Roberts, V.C. {being go260 on this site},
 
Sir Redvers Buller V.C. {being go116 on this site},
 
Lord Kitchener of Khartoum {being go240 on this site}, and
 
Major-General Baden Powell {being go68 on this site},

all mounted together on the same card mount.

The War In South Africa (probably better known as the Boer War) was fought from October 1899 until May 1902. In the early stages, the Boars successfully sieged several towns and won various victories. In early 1900 however, this formal engagement changed into a gorilla conflict until 1902. As the silk above has the 1900 date, it would seem that at that time this change was considered the ending of the war.