Book Mark
1850s-1860s (made)
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Book mark of Jacquard woven silk in purple, green, yellow, red and white and is inscribed 'A BIRTHDAY GIFT / HAPPY MAY THY BIRTHDAY BE'. Decorative devices are at the top and bottom, and a tassel is attached to the pointed end.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Jacquard woven silk |
| Brief description | Book mark of Jacquard woven silk, woven by Thomas Stevens, England, 1850s-1860s |
| Physical description | Book mark of Jacquard woven silk in purple, green, yellow, red and white and is inscribed 'A BIRTHDAY GIFT / HAPPY MAY THY BIRTHDAY BE'. Decorative devices are at the top and bottom, and a tassel is attached to the pointed end. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'A BIRTHDAY GIFT / HAPPY MAY THY BIRTHDAY BE [enclosed in a floral wreath] / All hail to the day of your birth on this morn / For your health and prosperity always I pray, / May your life be all roses, and free from a thorn, / And may you have 'Many happy returns of the day.' / And though years roll by with unvarying round, / And old age creep on, as we travel our way, / Yet still, with a love that life only can bound, / I'll wish you 'A happy Return of the day.' / T. STEVENS COVENTRY.' (Inscribed) |
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| Accession number | T.294-1967 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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