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In 1854 he set up his own business in Queen Street, Coventry. He began weaving plain and fancy ribbons, but was soon experimenting with the development of the jacquard loom to produce pictures. \r\n\r\nWith a general collapse in the British silk trade in the 1860s Stevens continued to produce pictures (which he called 'stevengraphs').  Stevengraphs were woven to suit a wide audience and ranged from small examples selling at 6d to large ones that sold for as much as 15s.  Very soon Stevens had created an entirely new market through booksellers and stationers, as opposed to selling to the drapery trade, as most producers in Coventry had always done. This example was purchased by the Museum from the London bookdealer Charles J.Sawyer.\r\n\r\nStevengraphs depict many subjects including portraits, local scenes, British and foreign royalty, famous buildings, historic events, classical subjects, sports scenes, nursery rhymes and locomotion.  This example shows the bridge over the Firth of Forth in Scotland and was completed in 1890.","physicalDescription":"Stevengraph picture of Jacquard-woven silk and mounted on card. Depicting the Forth Bridge woven in pure silk and it shows the Forth Bridge still under construction. Vast pontoons surround the piers of the bridge and there are paddle-steamers and a sailing boat in the foreground. Woven mainly in black and white silk. On the front of the green mount is printed 'THE FORTH BRIDGE'. On the reverse of the mount is printed a long descriptive note of the bridge giving statistics such as the amount of steel used.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Thomas Stevens","id":"A8888"},"association":{"text":"maker","id":"AAT251917"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"silk (textile)","id":"AAT243428"},{"text":"card","id":"x30344"}],"techniques":[{"text":"jacquard weaving","id":"x40508"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Jacquard-woven silk, mounted on card","categories":[{"text":"Textiles","id":"THES48885"},{"text":"Architecture","id":"THES48993"},{"text":"British Galleries","id":"THES48985"},{"text":"Accessories","id":"THES48998"},{"text":"Trade cards","id":"THES48882"},{"text":"Scotland","id":"THES262877"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&F","id":"THES48601"},"images":["2006AM7032"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"122C","id":"THES49223"},"free":"","case":"CA1","shelf":"","box":"31"}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Stevengraph","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Coventry","id":"x32527"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1886-1902","earliest":"1886-01-01","latest":"1902-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"5.9","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"sight","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"17.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"sight","note":""},{"dimension":"Height","value":"9.875","unit":"in","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"mount","note":""},{"dimension":"Height","value":"25","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"mount","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"6.125","unit":"in","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"mount","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"15.3","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"mount","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"Dimensions checked: Measured; 19/01/1999 by sf","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"'THE FORTH BRIDGE'","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"Printed on the front of the card"}],"objectHistory":"Woven in Coventry, West Midlands, by Thomas Stevens (born in Foleshill, near Coventry, 1829, died in London, 1888).\n\nThis is the first of three different pictures of the Forth Bridge produced by Thomas Stevens and it shows the Forth Bridge still under construction.\n\nThe original card mounts show the title of the Stevengraphs plus details of materials and manufacturer","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Stevengraph picture 'The Forth Bridge' of Jacquard-woven silk and mounted on card, made by Thomas Stevens, Coventry. 1886-1902","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"British Galleries:\nStevengraphs were woven pictures produced by the jacquard weaving technology. They illustrate the abillity of a jacquard loom to execute complex pictorial designs. Such pictures were developed by Thomas Stevens and sold as souvenirs or mementoes in a similar way to engravings.","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["CIRC.352-1976"],"accessionNumberNum":"352","accessionNumberPrefix":"CIRC","accessionYear":1976,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2025PG4714","2019LV7439","2023NR3910"],"recordModificationDate":"2026-05-15","recordCreationDate":"2001-09-17","availableToBook":false}}