Silk portrait - 'Kitchener of Khartoum'
Object
Portrait
Production date
1900
Object number
1990.138
Physical Description
Silk, on card frame, multicolour, portrait of Lord Kitchener (stevengraph).
Associated Event
Boer War
Associated Person
Kitchener, Horatio Herbert (Lord) (Depicted in)
Material
Silk
Card
Dimension
Height: 176mm
Width: 133mm
Width: 133mm
Exhibition Label
War in Africa
European involvement in Africa led to a number of wars. British military campaigns and their leaders were celebrated in items like these collectable stevengraphs, pictures woven from silk.
Lord Herbert Kitchener secured control of Sudan in 1898 and was made Baron Kitchener of Khartoum, Sudan’s capital. Iconic World War One (1914-1918) posters feature an image of him pointing, with the words ‘Your Country Needs You’.
Being African in Hackney: 1960s-2020s
14 September 2021 to 14 February 2022
European involvement in Africa led to a number of wars. British military campaigns and their leaders were celebrated in items like these collectable stevengraphs, pictures woven from silk.
Lord Herbert Kitchener secured control of Sudan in 1898 and was made Baron Kitchener of Khartoum, Sudan’s capital. Iconic World War One (1914-1918) posters feature an image of him pointing, with the words ‘Your Country Needs You’.
Being African in Hackney: 1960s-2020s
14 September 2021 to 14 February 2022
On display?
No
Inscription
Egypt
1899-1900
South Africa
Soudan 1898
Kitchener of Khartoum
rd 355916
Woven in pure silk
1899-1900
South Africa
Soudan 1898
Kitchener of Khartoum
rd 355916
Woven in pure silk