"The Good Old Days" (also known as "The London and York Royal Mail Coach")

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Thomas Stevens (Weaver)

Title

"The Good Old Days" (also known as "The London and York Royal Mail Coach")

Place

Coventry (Object made in)

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Made 1874–1884

Medium

Silk, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts

Inscriptions

Inscription(on stage-coach door): London/York; (on stagecoach): H; (beneath picture, on mat): Woven in silk by Thomas Stevens, Inventor and Manufacturer, Coventry and London (Registered.); (full advertisement printed on paper adhered to reverse)

Dimensions

14.8 × 4.9 cm (5 7/8 × 1 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Textile Purchase Fund

Reference Number

1985.73

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