DESIGNED FOR THE GREAT EXHIBITION

the image of this silk picture was kindly donated by Peter Banks, Macclesfield

	Woven on silk:- DESIGNED FOR THE [Coat of Arms] GREAT EXHIBITION.
	1851
	LONDON.	J. Wilde and Sons T Riseley Macclesfield

91.5cm high by 71.0cm wide

by Austin Sprake:
Sprake does not record this weaver, nor silk.

by Geoffrey Godden:
Godden does not record this weaver, nor silk. 

Other comments::
This is the earliest known woven silk picture produced in Macclesfield.
It was produced by James Wilde & Sons, and designed by Thomas Riseley (born 1811 in Macclesfield)
It is believed there is another copy of this silk, owned by the "Macclesfield Museums Trust."
 

Enlargement of the woven credit