Stevengraph

The hallmarks of a good collectable Stevengraph are brightly coloured silks, with an unstained and original card mount.

What is a stevengraph, an item sought after by collectors of Victoriana?

Stevens House was named after well-known Coventry weaver Thomas Stevens, who was famous for the creation of the Stevengraph woven pictures.

It appears that by 1887 a silk Godiva badge showing her riding before a crowd in front of buildings was being woven at the famed Stevengraph Works in Cox Street.

It was here that Thomas Stevens of "Stevengraph" fame learnt his trade.

Thomas Stevens, inventor of the Stevengraph (a picture woven in silk), who lived in Warwick Row, decorated his foliage-covered house.

Molly worked at Stevengraph Weavers, in Cox Street and later at Walsgrave Hospital until her retirement.

Three years after the slump, Stevens had created a new market and his woven bookmarks, which he called by the patented name of Stevengraphs, were selling like hot cakes.

Let's produce silks and ribbons, like Stevengraphs and others.

A Farah Fawcett B Brittany Murphy C Natasha Richardson D Wendy Richard QUESTION 12 - for 12 points: What are stevengraphs? A Machine-woven silk pictures B Instruments for recording air pressure C Geological maps D Star charts QUESTION 13 - for 13 points: What is the name of the trophy presented to the winner of the Wimbledon Ladies Singles?

Try to buy Stevengraphs that have their original card mounts.