Wellington and Blucher meeting after the Battle of Waterloo
A piece of Victorian ephemera and decoration, called a Stevengraph.
The creation of Stevengraphs came about after the decline in the textile weaving industry; in an attempt to revive the trade. Coventry weaver Thomas Stevens adapted the Jacquard loom to weave a wide variety of decorative ornamental pieces; in the form of bookmarks, pictures, fans and small textiles. His invention was later displayed at the Crystal Palace Exhibition in 1868.
This Stevengraph of Wellington and Blucher depicts part of a fuller scene painted by Daniel Maclise (1806-1870) in 1861, of the same name.
Category:
Fashion
Object ID:
29.152/2
Object name:
Wellington and Blucher meeting after the Battle of Waterloo
Object type:
stephengraph, picture ribbon
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Production date:
1815-1820
Material:
Silk, card, ink
Measurements/duration:
L 250 mm, W 170 mm (measured around the edge of the mount), L 175 mm, W 60 mm (picture edge measured in mount) (overall)