THE FIRST INNINGS

Woven on silk:-
 

Printed at bottom of card-mount:-
 

Card-mount:
cm deep by cm wide

silk:
cm high by cm wide

by Austin Sprake:
Sprake does not record this picture. 

by Geoffrey Godden:
Godden does not record this picture

Other comments:
The actual woven silk picture is that of Stevens THE FIRST INNINGS. The only words however are those printed on the card matt, and they all relate to the ALLEN & GINTER's RICHMOND STRAIGHT CUT CIGARETTES.

Other Stevens silk used in the ALLEN & GINTER advertisements include:

THE FINAL SPURT
THE FINISH
THE FIRST INNINGS - the version above
THE FIRST TOUCH - recorded as st217
THE FIRST TRAIN
FOR LIFE OR DEATH - 4 horses - recorded as st230
THE GOOD OLD DAYS - recorded as st262
IROQUIOS - recorded as st360

and, the following Portraits

President and Mrs. CLEVELAND - recorded as so804
The Late Fred ARCHER (Lord Falmouth colours:- black body, white sleeves, red cap)
The Late Fred ARCHER (Mr Manton colours:- scarlet body, sleeves and cap)
The Late Fred ARCHER (Duke of Westminster colours:- primrose body & sleeves and black cap)
President CLEVELAND - recorded as so206

The reverse of this picture has the following ALLEN & GINTER " CAUTION TO SMOKERS " label, dated June 10th, 1882: