Description
Authentic Victorian woven-silk portrait of H.R.H. Prince Alfred Ernest Albert-Queen Victoria’s second son-shown as a young Royal Navy midshipman. This is a Dalton & Barton (Coventry) Jacquard-woven silk dated 1861, not a later “Stevengraph.” The arched mount carries the printed title “ENGLAND’S ROYAL SAILOR – H.R.H. Prince Alfred Ernest Albert.” Along the woven lower margin are the original credits: “R. BARTON – MESSRS DALTON & BARTON MANFRS – COVENTRY 1861.”
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Maker/Attribution: Dalton & Barton, Coventry (credit woven into the silk)
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Date: 1861 (pre-Duke of Edinburgh title)
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Technique: Jacquard-loom woven silk (not a paper engraving or lithograph)
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Format: Arched-window mount in a period gilt frame with beaded liner; silk c. 7.5 × 4 in (approx.)
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Imprints present: “R. BARTON,” “MESSRS DALTON & BARTON MANFRS,” “COVENTRY 1861”
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Condition: Silk presents clean with good sheen and intact detail; mount shows scattered foxing/toning from age; gilt frame has expected edge wear and small losses. Please view all photos for the best sense of condition and completeness
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Notes: Early Coventry royal portrait silks display beautifully and are sought by textile, royal, and Victoriana collectors alike
Ready to hang and an excellent example of mid-19th-century British textile portraiture with full woven credits and a sympathetic period frame.
