Stevengraph Picture, "The First Innings," circa 1880. Silk picture, Date made (circa 1880). Classic nineteenth-century Stevengraph silk entitled "First Innings." This early baseball scene,  The medium of silk weaving allows for extraordinary detail and brilliant color. This is one of a small series of display silks with a sporting theme, produced by Stevengraph in the early 1890s and the only Stevengraph silk ever produced relating to baseball. "The First Innings" is highly prized by both Stevengraph and baseball collectors.