Stevengraph of Glasgow International Exhibition

” International Exhibition Glasgow 1888″ STG 120. This very rare silk attracts a 5 star category from the Sprake/Darby reference book. It is size 3 in the same book which is one of the larger Stevengraphs. It is a landscape view of the exterior and is not listed on the standard back labels. The picture was probably only sold at the exhibition and this accounts for its rarity. It is on a Type B2 mount, Godden suggesting this was the most often used mount although B mounts are known. This mount was used from 1881 and was still in use at the Exhibition. The label is the 23+27+2 variation and was used in the period March or April 1888. The mount is perfect. The silk, brightly coloured, is in excellent condition. The foliage green is less pronounced than other examples, changing in intensity as the image is tilted. An excellent opportunity to acquire this very rare Stevengraph.