Stevengraph Woven Silk Postcard RMS Ivernia

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Cards woven in silk by Thomas Stevens, Coventry, England for the travel trade to be posted at ports of embarkation or arrival. Images of vessels were woven with pure silk threads on a silk background using Jacquard looms. The Royal Mail Ship Ivernia was Cunards answer to the need for an intermediate auxilliary passenger ship that catered to the vast immigrant trade. Ships of this type were designed for more functional purposes, lacking the glamour of the larger ocean liners. The Ivernia was such a ship working on Cunard's service from Liverpool to Boston and later on the immigrant run from Trieste to New York. She did have one distinction: the largest single funnel ever fitted to a ship, measuring 60 feet from top to deck. Built in 1900 crrying 1600 souls in steerage.. The card itself is on very good condition despite the scanned presentation. Good corners, good edges clean and bright throughout with no foxing stains, tears or flying threads. A super cross collectible for postcard, linerama, and woven silk buffs.
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