Reference Number:- | Sprake Number:- | Godden Number:- |
so 392 | STG81 | 129 |
Words: | Woven on silk:-
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Comments: |
by Sprake:
by Godden:
The rare Stevens silk depicting Charles Mitchell shows the young-looking boxer standing, facing right, in fighting pose with bare fists. The picture differs from those showing the other Victorian boxers in that no ring is shown. The title is in the rustic-style type reserved for the series of boxer-silks. It was first listed on label 23+34a of 1888. The back-label is often of story type, and the first version relates to a period between July 1887 and 12 March 1888: 'Mitchell is now matched to fight John L. Sullivan . . . on 12 March 1888.' Other comments: |