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Bookmark, Birthday Blessing

This is a Bookmark. It was manufactured by Thomas Stevens. It is dated 1873 and we acquired it in 1941. Its medium is silk and its technique is jacquard woven. It is a part of the Textiles department.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 25.3 × 5.6 cm (9 15/16 × 2 3/16 in.)

It has the following markings

British Registry Mark for June 25, 1873.

It is signed

Woven signature: T. Stevens Coventry

Cite this object as

Bookmark, Birthday Blessing; Manufactured by Thomas Stevens (English, 1828–1888); England; silk; H x W: 25.3 × 5.6 cm (9 15/16 × 2 3/16 in.); 1941-11-1

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