Shakespearian Characters No. 1

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
image of a
Shakespearian Character
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
" Alas! Poor Yarick "

Of Card mount: 15.2cm deep by 10.9cm wide
Of Silk picture: 10.0cm deep by 6.3cm wide

The picture is number 1 of a series of 6. It is made as a fold over card, with the woven tapestry mounted inside. There is a cut out window in the shape of curtains on the front card, through which the tapestry is viewed. On the back is printed a short description, including confirmation this was made by Franklin:
 

view of printing on reverse of this card:

This picture is No. 1 in the series of Shakespearian Characters designed and woven by the Jacquard process by William Franklin & Sons Ltd., formerly at Coventry (1835-1963) and now at Banbridge, Northern Ireland and Nuneaton, Warwickshire.