A Present from the
Edinburgh International Exhibition,
1886

Woven on silk:-

	[Coat of Arms]
THE NETHERPORT & FRENCH AMBASSADORS HOUSE		ROYAL PORCH THE MINT AND GOURLAY'S HOUSE
WOVEN IN THE EDINBURGH EXHIBITION 1886
CARDINAL BEATON'S HOUSE OLD ASSEMBLY ROOMS AND BLACK TURNPIKE		LORD SELKIRK'S HOUSE & TOLBOOTH

Printed at bottom of card-mount:-
WOVEN IN PURE SILK BY THOMAS STEVENS, STEVENGRAPH WORKS, COVENTRY

A PRESENT FROM
THE
Edinburgh International Exhibition,
1886

Card-mount:
cm deep by cm wide

each individual silk:

Coat of Arms:		cm high by cm wide
THE NETHERPORT:	5.1cm high by 4.1cm wide	ROYAL PORCH:	5.1cm high by 4.1cm wide
WOVEN IN THE EDINBURGH EXHIBITION 1886:		cm high by cm wide
CARDINAL BEATON'S HOUSE:	5.1cm high by 4.1cm wide	LORD SELKIRK'S HOUSE:	5.1cm high by 4.1cm wide

by Austin Sprake:
Shows a view of the Exhibition building and four small views of Edinburgh, surmounted by the City's Coat of Arms. 

by Geoffrey Godden:
Apart from the single normal-size view of the Exhibition buildings [st 468 on this site], there was also issued a larger multi-view picture measuring 10 1/2inches by 8 1/2inches (above). This card-mount also bears the printed inscription "A present from the Edinburgh International Exhibition, 1886". The central silk shows the same view as st 468 (with the Stevens credit below); surmounting this is the arms of the city and, on each side, two smaller views of the old city - making four views in all.
These Edinburgh Exhibition subjects do not appear listed on the standard back-labels as the special silks were sold only to visitors to the Exhibition.

Similar Edinburgh views were issued by W. H. Grant, who also had a stand at the Exhibition.  

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