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Bookmark, The Compliments of the Season

This is a Bookmark. It was manufactured by Thomas Stevens. It is dated 1871 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: 17.3 × 4.1 cm (6 13/16 × 1 5/8 in.)

It has the following markings

British Registry Mark for August 1, 1871.

It is signed

Woven signature: T. Stevens Coventry

Cite this object as

Bookmark, The Compliments of the Season; Manufactured by Thomas Stevens (English, 1828–1888); England; silk; H x W: 17.3 × 4.1 cm (6 13/16 × 1 5/8 in.); 1941-11-2

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