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Book Mark

ca. 1860 - ca. 1870 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bookmark of woven silk. The bookmark has a narrow gummed-down hem at the top and a similar hem forming a point at the base. It has a cream coloured ground with a narrow purple line at the top. Below this is a spray of three purple thistles with green leaves and 'Auld Lang Syne' in purple letters. Below this text is a bunch of red roses, purple thistles, shamrocks and green leaves with 'Should Auld Acquaintance Be forgot' in small purple letters. On the main part of the lower half of the bookmark are five verses, and a chorus of Auld Lang Syne in capitals in red and purple for alternate verses. At the base is a spray of three red roses, two purple thistles, shamrocks and green leaves. On the hem at the back of the base of the marker is woven the maker's name.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven silk with gummed down hem
Brief description
Bookmark of woven silk, Coventry, ca.1869-1895
Physical description
Bookmark of woven silk. The bookmark has a narrow gummed-down hem at the top and a similar hem forming a point at the base. It has a cream coloured ground with a narrow purple line at the top. Below this is a spray of three purple thistles with green leaves and 'Auld Lang Syne' in purple letters. Below this text is a bunch of red roses, purple thistles, shamrocks and green leaves with 'Should Auld Acquaintance Be forgot' in small purple letters. On the main part of the lower half of the bookmark are five verses, and a chorus of Auld Lang Syne in capitals in red and purple for alternate verses. At the base is a spray of three red roses, two purple thistles, shamrocks and green leaves. On the hem at the back of the base of the marker is woven the maker's name.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.375in
  • Width: 2.125in
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Auld Lang Syne' (In purple letters)
  • 'Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot' (In small purple letters)
  • Five verses and a chorus of Auld Lang Syne (Alternate verses in red and purple capital letters)
  • 'Chorus' (In capitals, in green at the end of the first verse.)
Credit line
Given by Miss K E Hodge
Object history
Registered File number 1963/1109
Subjects depicted
Literary reference'Auld Lang Syne' by Robert Burns
Collection
Accession number
T.105-1963

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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